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

Sat 5th Apr, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester United are in League Two action on Saturday afternoon, as Danny Cowley aims to beat Stuart Maynard and his Notts County side at the JobServe Community Stadium. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've sifted through our expansive database and found the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 mins. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by relevant form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Colchester are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
35%
21/10
22%
-
Draw
27%
21/10
3%
-
Notts C
38%
13/10
18%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Notts C 1-0
10%
13/2
12%
-
Colchester 1-0
10%
8/1
13%
-
Notts C 2-1
8%
17/2
14%
-
Colchester 2-1
8%
11/1
20%
-
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2-
Notts C 2-0
7%
10/1
15%
-
Colchester 2-0
6%
14/1
25%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Notts C 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
-
Colchester 3-1
3%
25/1
24%
-
Notts C 3-0
3%
20/1
28%
-
Colchester 3-0
3%
33/1
31%
-
Notts C 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
-
Colchester 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
11/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
7/10-
Home 1st Goal
47%
13/10
26%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
4/5
18%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
52%
5/6-
BTTS - No
48%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
16%
11/2
18%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
4/1
17%
-
Home/draw
62%
4/7
12%
-
Away/draw
65%
4/11
9%
-
Home/away
73%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
4/11-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
2/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
15/2-
Home DNB
54%
6/5
22%
-
Away DNB
57%
8/13
15%
-
Colchester win to nil
19%
4/1
25%
-
Notts C win to nil
21%
11/4
17%
-
Colchester / Colchester
17%
4/1
15%
-
Colchester / Notts C
3%
28/1-
Colchester / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Colchester
13%
11/2
8%
-
Draw / Notts C
15%
9/2
8%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4-
Notts C / Colchester
2%
33/1
17%
-
Notts C / Notts C
21%
3/1
16%
-
Notts C / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 40 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Colchester have conceded 21 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 20 games at home, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Notts C lay in 4th place on 68 points in the League Two league table having played 40 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 35 games against teams below them in the table, winning 18, drawing 11 and losing 6 games. They have scored 55 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Notts C have conceded 32 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Notts C have played 20 away games, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Notts C
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall40201282472 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-2A
2
Bradford402010101870 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 17
3
Port Vale40191381370 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
4
Notts C Away401911102268 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
-
-
5
Doncaster391910101367 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
May 3
d
 
1-1F
6
AFC Wim401811112265 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
7
Grimsby4019516-362 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
8
Crewe4015169861 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
9
Colchester Home4014179859 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Apr 5
10
Chesterfield391610131658 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
11
Salford39151212457 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
Apr 11
l
 
3-0A
12
Fleetwood40141412856 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
13
Bromley40131413153 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-4A
14
Swindon40121513051 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
15
Cheltenham40131116-850 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 21
w
 
3-5A
16
Barrow40131017-349 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
17
Newport4013819-1647 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
18
MK Dons4013720-1146 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
19
Gillingham39111216-845 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
20
Harrogate4012919-1845 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
21
Accrington40101218-1342 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
22
Tranmere4091318-2640 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
23
Morecambe4010624-2136 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
24
Carlisle4071023-3031 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Notts C have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Colchester 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
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
25
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Notts C 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2010
Colchester
Notts C
Goals: Scored
17
21
Games: Scored
6 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
3 / 9
COU
4
D
1
NOT
4
League games at Notts C since 2011
Notts C
Colchester
Goals: Scored
20
6
Games: Scored
9 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
1 / 10
D
2
NOT
8
Goal Statistics
Colchester 9th Notts C 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Notts C will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+15
Notts C have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Notts C
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
COU
NOT
9%
better
view stats
Games scored31
30
Failed to score9
9
Scored first16
20
Goals scored48
58
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
COU
NOT
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
24
Clean sheets17
15
Conceded first18
16
Goals conceded40
39
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
40101015
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK40
3
-
J Payne MID40810
3
-
M Egbo DEF3911
8
-
E Iandolo DEF383
13
2
J Gordon FWD363
4
-
T Flanagan DEF35
8
-
L Taylor FWD35102
8
-
A Read MID3412
2
-
O Edwards FWD3373
5
1
H Anderson FWD3131
-
J. McDonnell MID281
13
-
T Bishop MID2311
2
-
S Tovide FWD2375
4
-
F Kelleher DEF221
1
-
O. Thorn FWD213
4
-
R Hunt DEF20
5
-
T Simpson FWD14
4
-
A Scully FWD9
-
K Vincent-Young DEF7
-
J Tucker DEF7
1
-
K. Aboh FWD2
-
F Terry DEF1
-
Notts C League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
391759
M PlattA JattaG AbbottM Platt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Platt DEF392
9
-
J Bedeau DEF383
8
-
M Palmer MID374
6
-
A Bass GLK361
2
-
G Abbott MID3545
7
-
N Tsaroulla MID3522
5
-
A Jatta FWD33174
3
-
D McGoldrick FWD30153
5
-
L Macarai DEF281
5
-
K Gordon MID272
3
-
C Grant MID2623
1
-
S Austin MID2211
2
-
J Hinchy MID2111
3
-
C Edwards MID151
1
-
W Jarvis FWD152
1
-
C Whitaker MID144
3
-
J Jones FWD1452
2
-
R McDonald DEF13
3
-
Z Johnson DEF10
-
M Traore FWD82
-
L Ness DEF7
-
R Cundy DEF7
1
-
S Robertson MID71
1
-
S Slocombe GLK5
-
M. Cisse MID2
-