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

Tue 28th Jan, 19:45 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester United are in League Two action on Tuesday evening, as Danny Cowley looks to get one over on Darren Moore and his Port Vale side at the JobServe Community Stadium. We have predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head stats across every market, so there's nowhere better to prepare League Two clash.


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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
Colchester
41%
--
Draw
31%
--
Port Vale
28%
--
Colchester 1-0
16%
--
Draw 0-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Port Vale 1-0
12%
--
Colchester 2-0
9%
--
Colchester 2-1
7%
--
Port Vale 2-1
6%
--
Port Vale 2-0
5%
--
Colchester 3-0
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Colchester 3-1
3%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Port Vale 3-0
1%
--
Colchester 3-2
1%
--
Port Vale 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
69%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
10%
--
BTTS - Yes
38%
--
BTTS - No
62%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
69%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
42%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
1%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
99%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
86%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
14%
--
Home DNB
63%
--
Away DNB
50%
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Colchester win to nil
28%
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Port Vale win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 8 and won 3. Colchester have conceded 18 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 13 games at home, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Port Vale lay in 4th place on 41 points in the League Two league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Port Vale have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Port Vale have played 14 away games, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2417432755 
Feb 8
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
2
Crewe25111041143 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
3
Salford2412661042 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
4
Port Vale Away251186441 
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
-
-
5
AFC Wim2312471640 
Feb 22
l
 
4-2F
w
 
3-2F
Apr 26
6
Notts C2411761240 
Apr 5
-
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
7
Doncaster251177540 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
8
Bradford241086638 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
Apr 1
l
 
2-1A
9
Grimsby2512112-437 
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
10
Chesterfield24978934 
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
11
MK Dons231049534 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
12
Bromley248106534 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
13
Cheltenham24879-231 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
14
Gillingham239311-230 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
May 3
l
 
1-0A
15
Barrow247710-328 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
-
l
 
4-0A
16
Fleetwood22697027 
Mar 15
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
Mar 8
17
Colchester Home245127027 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Jan 28
18
Newport237511-1026 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
Jan 18
w
 
1-4F
19
Accrington236710-825 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
20
Swindon2651011-1025 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
21
Harrogate257414-1625 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 21
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
22
Tranmere246711-1925 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
23
Morecambe245514-1720 
Jan 25
d
 
3-3A
Mar 22
w
 
0-1F
24
Carlisle244614-1918 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
11
Lost
5
Port Vale 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2004
Colchester
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
13
8
Games: Scored
9 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
1 / 10
COU
6
D
2
PTV
2
League games at Port Vale since 2005
Port Vale
Colchester
Goals: Scored
15
10
Games: Scored
8 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
3 / 11
COU
3
D
4
PTV
4
Goal Statistics
Colchester 17th Port Vale 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Colchester have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-31
Port Vale have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281533/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.1
0.9
Attack rating
COU
PTV
6%
better
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Games scored17
17
Failed to score7
8
Scored first7
13
Goals scored28
29
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
COU
PTV
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
15
Clean sheets9
10
Conceded first13
8
Goals conceded28
25
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24767
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK24
2
-
J Payne MID2456
2
-
J Gordon FWD242
1
-
E Iandolo DEF23
6
1
M Egbo DEF23
6
-
A Read MID2012
2
-
T Flanagan DEF19
5
-
L Taylor FWD197
4
-
O Edwards FWD1822
3
-
S Tovide FWD1855
4
-
A Donnelly DEF17
1
-
H Anderson FWD171
-
J. McDonnell MID161
6
-
T Bishop MID151
1
-
T Hopper FWD15
-
R Hunt DEF14
2
-
A Woodyard MID14
3
-
B Goodliffe DEF103
1
-
F Kelleher DEF7
-
A Scully FWD6
-
Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24446
C HallJ StockleyJ StockleyR Croasdale
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF24
2
-
R Croasdale MID2432
6
-
C Ripley GLK23
1
-
R Curtis FWD2222
3
-
B Heneghan DEF21
3
-
J Stockley FWD2144
4
-
T Sang DEF201
1
1
E Chislett MID2041
3
-
J Debrah DEF191
4
-
B Cover MID192
3
-
R Paton FWD1911
2
-
L Tolaj FWD1834
2
-
R Richards MID1722
1
-
B Garrity MID1621
3
-
K John DEF151
2
-
S Hart DEF11
1
-
J Lowe MID10
1
-
J Shorrock MID811
1
-
G Byers MID81
2
-
B. Baker-Boatiey FWD81
2
-
N Smith DEF4
-
C Grant MID4
-
M Clark DEF3
-
B Amos GLK2
-
D Edwards MID1
-
J Plant FWD1
-