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

Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45 BST, Proact Stadium, Chesterfield

Home advantage makes a difference in the League Two, and Paul Cook’s Chesterfield will have the joy of it on Tuesday evening. Danny Cowley’s Colchester United are their opponents at the Proact Stadium. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a smart selection is laid out below. Switch between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for it all.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This League Two fixture, with Chesterfield and Colchester going head-to-head, offers great potential in the popular over market, with at least 3 goals predicted to be scored in total. Strikers for both will look to come out on the front foot and, having reviewed the relevant stats and odds, we have come to the conclusion that a bet on over 2.5 goals is the one to go for.

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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
Chesterfield
52%
10/11
6%
17/20
Draw
22%
5/2
3%
27/10
Colchester
26%
16/5
9%
3/1
5%
Draw 1-1
10%
11/211/2
Chesterfield 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Chesterfield 1-0
8%
7/113/2
7%
Chesterfield 2-0
7%
17/2
6%
15/2
Colchester 2-1
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/1
Chesterfield 3-1
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Colchester 1-0
5%
12/110/1
Chesterfield 3-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Chesterfield 3-2
4%
22/116/1
11%
Draw 0-0
4%
10/19/1
5%
Colchester 2-0
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
Chesterfield 4-1
3%
28/120/1
Colchester 3-1
3%
33/1
15%
22/1
Colchester 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
4/53/4
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
1/119/20
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/7
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
8/5
5%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
62%
4/6
3%
7/10
2%
BTTS - No
38%
11/10
5%
21/20
3%
BTTS - Home Win
29%
11/4
4%
5/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
15%
13/2
6%
11/2
7%
Home/draw
74%
2/9
3%
1/4
2%
Away/draw
48%
5/6
6%
10/11
2%
Home/away
78%
2/7
1%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
11/427/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
2/115/8
1%
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/112/5
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
9/2
8%
17/4
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/7
2%
1/7
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
12/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/20
1%
1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
10/1
18%
9/1
5%
Home DNB
68%
4/11
5%
4/11
1%
Away DNB
41%
2/1
15%
15/8
1%
Chesterfield win to nil
23%
12/5
8%
-
Colchester win to nil
10%
7/1-
Chesterfield / Chesterfield
27%
2/1
8%
15/8
3%
Chesterfield / Colchester
3%
33/125/1
Chesterfield / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Chesterfield
17%
4/1
5%
18/5
Draw / Colchester
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
6%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/217/4
Colchester / Chesterfield
4%
20/116/1
11%
Colchester / Colchester
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Colchester / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Chesterfield have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the League Two league table. Chesterfield are unbeaten in 7 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 7 games. Chesterfield are unbeaten at home after 6 games and have kept zero clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 4 and lost no matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Chesterfield have outscored their opponents by 22 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Chesterfield have played 6 games at home winning 1, drawing 5 and losing 0 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Colchester are in 20th position in the League Two on 11 points having played 11 matches so far this season. Colchester are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Colchester have conceded 13 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Chesterfield
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Colchester
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
 Port Vale12732624 
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
Feb 8
w
 
0-3F
 Doncaster12723423 
Dec 29
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
Feb 15
 Walsall117131022 
Feb 8
l
 
4-0A
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
 Notts C12642922 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Apr 21
Dec 29
 Bradford12633621 
Nov 16
Mar 22
Jan 5
l
 
1-0A
 Gillingham12615519 
Dec 26
Apr 1
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Barrow12615419 
May 3
Nov 9
-
-
 Chesterfield H124621018 
Mar 4
Oct 22
Mar 1
w
 
0-5F
 Crewe11533118 
Apr 18
Dec 20
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
 Grimsby12606-618 
Mar 28
Nov 23
Dec 21
Apr 18
 AFC Wim9513716 
Feb 22
l
 
4-2F
Apr 12
Dec 26
 Fleetwood10442516 
Mar 15
-
Jan 1
Dec 3
 MK Dons12435215 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Mar 22
Nov 16
 Harrogate12435-615 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
Mar 8
w
 
0-3F
 Newport12507-815 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Dec 7
Apr 5
 Tranmere11353-514 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
 Cheltenham12417-413 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Jan 11
 Salford11344-413 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Nov 9
May 3
 Accrington11335-612 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Oct 22
Mar 4
 Colchester Away11254-311 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
 Swindon12255-411 
Dec 3
Jan 1
Jan 28
d
 
2-2A
 Bromley11245-310 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
Apr 1
Dec 14
 Carlisle12228-138 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Morecambe12147-77 
Jan 25
d
 
3-3A
Win / draw / win form
3
Chesterfield have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
6
Chesterfield have not lost in 6 consecutive league games
6
Colchester have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Chesterfield 8TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Chesterfield2 - 2Notts C
Chesterfield2 - 2Walsall
Chesterfield1 - 1Cheltenham
Chesterfield2 - 1Grimsby
Chesterfield1 - 1Salford
Chesterfield1 - 1Swindon
Chesterfield1 - 0Newport
Chesterfield1 - 2Wycombe
Chesterfield0 - 1Mansfield
Chesterfield3 - 1Notts C
Chesterfield1 - 3Lincoln
Chesterfield2 - 1Swindon
Chesterfield2 - 3Cambridge
Chesterfield1 - 2Crawley
Chesterfield0 - 1Stevenage
Chesterfield2 - 0Luton
Chesterfield0 - 0Colchester
Chesterfield0 - 2Crewe
Chesterfield2 - 1Barnet
Chesterfield3 - 2Forest Green
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AChesterfield3 - 0Newport
HChesterfield2 - 2Notts C
HChesterfield2 - 2Walsall
AChesterfield2 - 2Bromley
AChesterfield3 - 0Doncaster
HChesterfield1 - 1Cheltenham
AChesterfield0 - 1Port Vale
HChesterfield2 - 1Grimsby
AChesterfield0 - 1Gillingham
HChesterfield1 - 1Salford
AChesterfield5 - 0Crewe
HChesterfield1 - 1Swindon
AChesterfield0 - 3Barnet
HChesterfield1 - 0Newport
HChesterfield1 - 2Wycombe
AChesterfield1 - 4Forest Green
AChesterfield1 - 2Exeter
HChesterfield0 - 1Mansfield
AChesterfield2 - 2Morecambe
AChesterfield0 - 1Grimsby
Colchester 20TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale1 - 1Colchester
Walsall4 - 0Colchester
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
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColchester1 - 2Cheltenham
HColchester0 - 0Carlisle
AColchester1 - 1Port Vale
AColchester0 - 4Walsall
HColchester3 - 0Tranmere
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
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Chesterfield have drawn with Colchester in 4 consecutive league meetings
5
Chesterfield have not lost to Colchester in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Chesterfield since 1999
Chesterfield
Colchester
Goals: Scored
13
8
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
CHF
2
D
3
COU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Chesterfield
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Chesterfield6 - 0
0 - 1Colchester
Draw2 - 2Draw
Chesterfield2 - 1
0 - 1Colchester
League games at Colchester since 2005
Colchester
Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
CHF
2
D
2
COU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 1
1 - 2Chesterfield
1 - 2Chesterfield
Colchester1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Chesterfield's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 5 consecutive League Two outings. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Tuesday evening.

Chesterfield 8th Colchester 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Chesterfield will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Chesterfield’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Colchester have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Chesterfield
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
32%
better
CHF
COU
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Games scored10
8
Failed to score2
3
Scored first8
3
Goals scored22
14
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal4
8
Conversion rate for23
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
19%
better
CHF
COU
view stats
Games conceded9
8
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first4
7
Goals conceded12
17
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
19%
Avg. XG against1
1.5
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Chesterfield League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12645
L GordonW GriggT NaylorT Naylor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Gordon DEF122
-
A Dobra FWD122
-
T Naylor MID1114
5
-
D Oldaker MID1112
3
-
O Banks MID112
2
-
W Grigg FWD1161
2
-
J Berry FWD1151
1
-
D Markanday FWD1042
-
R Boot GLK9
-
C Dunkley DEF91
1
-
M Jacobs FWD9
-
H. Araujo DEF8
1
-
J. Metcalfe MID8
3
-
L Mandeville MID81
-
V Daley-Campbell DEF7
1
-
R Colclough FWD7
-
D. Tanton DEF5
1
-
P Madden FWD521
1
-
K. Drummond FWD4
-
M. Thompson GLK3
-
J Grimes DEF3
1
-
T Williams DEF2
-
M Jones MID2
-
B Hobson MID1
-
L. Jessop FWD1
1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11444
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneT Flanagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK11
-
T Flanagan DEF11
4
-
E Iandolo DEF11
2
-
M Egbo DEF11
3
-
A Read MID1111
1
-
J Payne MID1114
-
S Tovide FWD1134
1
-
J Gordon FWD11
-
R Hunt DEF10
2
-
A Woodyard MID10
3
-
T Hopper FWD9
-
T Bishop MID81
-
L Taylor FWD84
1
-
O Edwards FWD821
2
-
H Anderson FWD6
-
B Goodliffe DEF53
-
A Scully FWD5
-
F Kelleher DEF4
-
A Donnelly DEF4
-
J. McDonnell MID3
1
-