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

Fri 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Crewe Alexandra, led by manager Lee Bell, visit Danny Cowley and his Colchester United side at the JobServe Community Stadium on Friday afternoon in the League Two. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds are all shown below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We're tipping , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Colchester
43%
--
Draw
31%
--
Crewe
26%
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Colchester 1-0
17%
--
Draw 0-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Crewe 1-0
12%
--
Colchester 2-0
9%
--
Colchester 2-1
7%
--
Crewe 2-1
5%
--
Crewe 2-0
5%
--
Colchester 3-0
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Colchester 3-1
3%
--
Crewe 3-1
1%
--
Crewe 3-0
1%
--
Colchester 3-2
1%
--
Colchester 4-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
71%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
40%
--
No 1st Goal
11%
--
BTTS - Yes
36%
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BTTS - No
64%
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BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
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Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
69%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
56%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
44%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
1%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
99%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
85%
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Under 0.5 Goals
15%
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Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
48%
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Colchester win to nil
30%
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Crewe win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 41 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 12 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 16 clean sheets and have failed to score in 8 fixtures. Colchester have outscored their opponents by 49 goals to 47 goals.

Home League Performance

Colchester have played 21 games at home winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 5 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Crewe are in 9th position in the League Two on 61 points having played 41 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 8 and won 3. Crewe have conceded 12 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Crewe
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bradford412110102073 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
2
Port Vale41201381473 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
3
Walsall41201292372 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
May 3
d
 
1-1F
4
Doncaster402010101570 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
5
AFC Wim411911112368 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
6
Notts C411911112168 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
7
Grimsby4120516-165 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
8
Colchester Home4115179962 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
9
Crewe Away41151610661 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
10
Chesterfield401610141258 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-5A
w
 
1-3F
11
Salford40151312458 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
12
Bromley41141413556 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2A
13
Fleetwood41141413456 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-4A
w
 
0-1F
14
Swindon41131513454 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
15
Barrow41141017052 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
16
Cheltenham41131117-1050 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 10
l
 
2-1F
17
Newport4113820-1747 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1A
18
Gillingham40111316-846 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
19
MK Dons4113721-1446 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
20
Harrogate4112920-1945 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
21
Tranmere41101318-2243 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1A
Apr 26
22
Accrington41101219-1742 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
23
Morecambe4110625-2336 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Carlisle4181023-2934 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Crewe 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
10
L
4
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Colchester have not lost to Crewe in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Colchester since 2009
Colchester
Crewe
Goals: Scored
24
13
Games: Scored
9 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
1 / 10
COU
4
D
1
CRE
5
League games at Crewe since 2008
Crewe
Colchester
Goals: Scored
14
8
Games: Scored
8 / 12
5 / 12
Clean sheets
7 / 12
4 / 12
COU
1
D
4
CRE
7
Goal Statistics
Colchester 8th Crewe 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Crewe scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-16
Crewe have scored 16% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Crewe
1.1
0.8
Attack rating
1%
better
COU
CRE
view stats
Games scored31
29
Failed to score9
11
Scored first16
18
Goals scored48
47
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
0%
better
COU
CRE
view stats
Games conceded23
25
Clean sheets17
15
Conceded first18
17
Goals conceded40
39
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
0%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41101016
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK41
3
-
M Egbo DEF4011
9
-
J Payne MID40810
3
-
E Iandolo DEF393
14
2
T Flanagan DEF36
8
-
L Taylor FWD36102
8
-
J Gordon FWD363
4
-
A Read MID3512
2
-
O Edwards FWD3473
5
1
H Anderson FWD3131
-
J. McDonnell MID291
13
-
S Tovide FWD2475
4
-
F Kelleher DEF231
1
-
T Bishop MID2311
2
-
O. Thorn FWD224
4
-
R Hunt DEF21
5
-
T Simpson FWD151
4
-
A Scully FWD10
-
K Vincent-Young DEF7
-
J Tucker DEF7
1
-
K. Aboh FWD2
-
F Terry DEF1
-
Crewe League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
417612
F MarschallJ LankesterJ LankesterZ Williams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Marschall GLK41
3
-
M Conway DEF4121
7
-
R Cooney DEF3835
10
1
M Holicek MID3815
8
-
J Tabiner MID3823
4
-
Z Williams DEF3712
12
-
M Sanders MID371
6
-
S Tracey FWD336
8
-
M Demetriou DEF3221
7
-
J. Knight-Lebel DEF313
10
1
O Bogle FWD2852
1
-
J Lankester MID2376
5
-
J Powell MID211
3
-
C Long FWD216
1
J Connolly DEF19
3
-
L Billington DEF192
3
-
K Hemmings FWD163
1
-
C O'Riordan DEF153
2
-
C Thomas MID151
2
-
A. Thibaut FWD1411
3
-
T Lowery MID1321
2
-
C Finney DEF9
-
C. Agius FWD91
2
-
F. Roberts FWD3
-