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Walsall v Colchester United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 28th Sep, 12:30 BST, Banks's Stadium, Walsall

Danny Cowley takes his Colchester United team to the Banks's Stadium in the League Two on Saturday lunch time, with Matthew Sadler's Walsall their challengers. We've got bespoke stats for all of the main betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Walsall
49%
--
Draw
24%
--
Colchester
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Walsall 1-0
10%
--
Walsall 2-1
10%
--
Walsall 2-0
8%
--
Colchester 1-0
7%
--
Colchester 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Walsall 3-1
5%
--
Walsall 3-0
5%
--
Colchester 2-0
4%
--
Walsall 3-2
3%
--
Colchester 3-1
3%
--
Walsall 4-1
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
44%
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Walsall win to nil
26%
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Colchester win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Walsall
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Colchester
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Notts C6420814 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Nov 16
Mar 22
 Gillingham6411713 
Dec 26
Apr 1
Dec 14
Apr 12
 Barrow6411613 
May 3
Nov 9
Mar 29
Nov 23
 AFC Wim5401512 
Feb 22
l
 
4-2F
-
-
 Walsall Home6402512 
Feb 8
Sep 28
Dec 26
Apr 1
 Doncaster6402212 
Dec 29
Apr 21
w
 
2-1F
Jan 25
 Bradford6312210 
Nov 16
Mar 22
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Port Vale6312110 
Jan 28
Oct 1
Nov 9
May 3
 Crewe6312-310 
Apr 18
Dec 20
Dec 29
Apr 21
 Newport6303-39 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Feb 15
Oct 5
 Chesterfield622248 
Mar 4
Oct 22
Oct 1
Jan 28
 Fleetwood522118 
Mar 15
Oct 12
Feb 1
Sep 21
 Salford522108 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
 Tranmere5221-18 
Sep 21
Feb 1
Oct 12
Mar 15
 Bromley6213-17 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
Apr 18
Dec 21
 Harrogate6213-17 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
Sep 28
Feb 8
 Colchester Away6132-16 
-
-
Mar 1
w
 
0-4F
 Swindon6132-16 
Dec 3
Jan 1
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
 Cheltenham6204-26 
Oct 19
Mar 8
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
 MK Dons6204-36 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Mar 8
Oct 19
 Grimsby6204-46 
Mar 28
Nov 23
Oct 22
Mar 4
 Carlisle6105-83 
Oct 5
Feb 15
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Accrington6024-82 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
 Morecambe6015-51 
Jan 25
d
 
3-3A
Win / draw / win form
3
Walsall have won 3 consecutive home league games
Walsall 5TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Walsall2 - 1Bradford
Walsall2 - 1Cheltenham
Walsall1 - 0Morecambe
Walsall2 - 3Bradford
Walsall2 - 1Swindon
Walsall1 - 3Notts C
Walsall2 - 1Salford
Walsall1 - 1Barrow
Walsall3 - 1Doncaster
Walsall2 - 1Accrington
Walsall3 - 0Morecambe
Walsall2 - 1Mansfield
Walsall0 - 3Newport
Walsall1 - 1Sutton
Walsall3 - 1Wrexham
Walsall2 - 0Crewe
Walsall1 - 0Tranmere
Walsall0 - 0Forest Green
Walsall0 - 1Harrogate
Walsall1 - 1Crawley
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWalsall2 - 1Bradford
AWalsall0 - 1MK Dons
HWalsall2 - 1Cheltenham
AWalsall0 - 1Tranmere
AWalsall4 - 0Swindon
HWalsall1 - 0Morecambe
AWalsall1 - 5AFC Wim
HWalsall2 - 3Bradford
HWalsall2 - 1Swindon
HWalsall1 - 3Notts C
AWalsall1 - 2Doncaster
AWalsall3 - 1Tranmere
HWalsall2 - 1Salford
AWalsall0 - 5MK Dons
AWalsall1 - 1Colchester
HWalsall1 - 1Barrow
AWalsall0 - 2Forest Green
HWalsall3 - 1Doncaster
HWalsall2 - 1Accrington
AWalsall2 - 0Harrogate
Colchester 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Morecambe3 - 3Colchester
Accrington1 - 1Colchester
AFC Wim4 - 2Colchester
Notts C1 - 0Colchester
Crawley2 - 3Colchester
Tranmere1 - 1Colchester
Mansfield1 - 1Colchester
Barrow2 - 0Colchester
Salford1 - 1Colchester
Sutton1 - 1Colchester
Harrogate1 - 0Colchester
Morecambe0 - 1Colchester
Swindon2 - 2Colchester
AFC Wim5 - 3Colchester
MK Dons1 - 0Colchester
Wrexham2 - 1Colchester
Doncaster3 - 1Colchester
Stockport2 - 0Colchester
Accrington0 - 1Colchester
Grimsby2 - 3Colchester
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColchester3 - 3Morecambe
HColchester1 - 1Bromley
AColchester1 - 1Accrington
HColchester0 - 1Harrogate
HColchester2 - 0MK Dons
AColchester2 - 4AFC Wim
HColchester1 - 1Crewe
HColchester1 - 4Doncaster
AColchester0 - 1Notts C
HColchester2 - 0Grimsby
AColchester3 - 2Crawley
HColchester1 - 2Stockport
HColchester1 - 2Wrexham
AColchester1 - 1Tranmere
HColchester2 - 1Newport
AColchester1 - 1Mansfield
HColchester1 - 1Walsall
AColchester0 - 2Barrow
AColchester1 - 1Salford
AColchester1 - 1Sutton
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Walsall have not lost to Colchester in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Walsall since 2004
Walsall
Colchester
Goals: Scored
17
9
Games: Scored
10 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
4 / 14
WLS
8
D
3
COU
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Walsall
Walsall1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Walsall3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Walsall2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Colchester
Walsall1 - 0
Walsall3 - 1
0 - 1Colchester
Walsall1 - 0
Walsall2 - 0
0 - 2Colchester
Walsall2 - 1
League games at Colchester since 2005
Colchester
Walsall
Goals: Scored
22
14
Games: Scored
10 / 15
8 / 15
Clean sheets
7 / 15
5 / 15
WLS
2
D
7
COU
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Colchester2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw4 - 4Draw
0 - 2Walsall
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 0
Colchester1 - 0
Colchester2 - 0
Colchester2 - 1
0 - 2Walsall
Draw0 - 0Draw
Colchester5 - 0
Goal Statistics

Walsall's defensive record is to be admired, M. Sadler's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League Two matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Colchester United makes sense in this context.

Walsall 5th Colchester 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Walsall will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Walsall’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
1%
better
WLS
COU
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Games scored4
5
Failed to score2
1
Scored first4
2
Goals scored9
9
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
12
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for18
12
Avg. XG for1.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
41%
better
WLS
COU
view stats
Games conceded4
5
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first2
4
Goals conceded4
10
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded4
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
21%
Avg. XG against0.7
1.6
KickOff rating
+41%

Walsall v Colchester League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6332
C BarrettT AllenC BarrettJ Jellis
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Barrett DEF63
1
-
T Allen DEF631
-
J Jellis MID6
2
-
R Stirk MID6
-
C Lakin MID6
1
-
J Earing MID6
-
J Matt FWD62
1
-
T. Simkim GLK5
-
D Okagbue DEF5
1
-
L Gordon DEF5
1
-
A Adomah FWD511
1
-
O McEntee DEF4
1
-
N Lowe FWD41
-
J Gordon FWD41
1
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
H Williams DEF3
1
-
R Maher MID2
-
R Cleary FWD2
-
D Johnson FWD21
-
S Hornby GLK1
-
E Weir DEF1
1
-
G Hall FWD1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6332
M MaceyB GoodliffeJ PayneM Egbo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK6
-
T Flanagan DEF6
1
-
E Iandolo DEF6
1
-
M Egbo DEF6
2
-
A Read MID611
-
T Bishop MID61
-
J Payne MID613
-
J Gordon FWD6
-
O Edwards FWD62
1
-
T Hopper FWD6
-
S Tovide FWD612
1
-
R Hunt DEF5
2
-
A Woodyard MID5
-
H Anderson FWD5
-
B Goodliffe DEF33
-
L Taylor FWD31
-
A Scully FWD2
-
F Kelleher DEF1
-