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

JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

We’ve League Two action to look forward to on Tuesday evening, as Danny Cowley and his Colchester United side host Darren Moore’s Port Vale at the JobServe Community Stadium. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 top betting markets plus predictions, stats and head-to-head data for these two clubs. All can be selected using the tabs below.

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Colchester United's next match is v Fleetwood at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
Port Vale's next match is v MK Dons at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
The last English League Two meeting between Colchester and Port Vale was on Tuesday 11th March 2025
English League Two
March 11th 2025
Colchester 2
1 Port Vale
 
S. Tovide 34'85' R. Richards
F. Kelleher 86'
 
COU
PTV
Shots On
6
3
Shots Off
4
1
Corners
4
3
Possession
41%
59%
Fouls
16
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
ColchesterPort Vale
 
M. Macey
E. Iandolo
F. Kelleherfootball icon
T. Flanagan
R. Hunt
M. Egbo
A. Read
J. Payne (J. Tucker 75')
S. Tovidefootball icon (L. Taylor 46')
O. Edwards (T. Simpson 89')
H. Anderson
B. Amos
(R. Richards 82') M. Clark
C. Hall
N. Smith
(J. Umolu 64') K. John
J. Debrah
(R. Harper 87') R. Walters
(T. Sang 82') R. Croasdale
(J. Stockley 63') E. Chislett
R. Curtis
L. Tolaj

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Concentration will be required as Colchester and Port Vale go head-to-head, with little to choose between the sides in terms of who might win. The statistics do not provide any conclusive evidence in that regard, but they are pointing strongly towards there being 2 goals or fewer in the fixture. It's a prediction which is available at best priced odds of 1.67 with the bookies, so we make under 2.5 goals our tip of the day on this one.

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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 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
45%
6/5
14%
5/4
5%
Draw
29%
19/10
9%
19/10
11%
Port Vale
26%
5/2
22%
27/10
19%
Colchester 1-0
15%
9/2
27%
17/4
19%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
4%
Draw 0-0
12%
9/2
35%
9/2
21%
Port Vale 1-0
10%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
Colchester 2-0
9%
8/1
25%
15/2
11%
Colchester 2-1
8%
9/18/1
6%
Port Vale 2-1
6%
14/1
36%
11/1
20%
Port Vale 2-0
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Colchester 3-0
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
40%
16/1
31%
Colchester 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
Port Vale 3-1
2%
40/1
78%
28/1
38%
Colchester 3-2
1%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Port Vale 3-0
1%
40/1
41%
28/1
26%
Colchester 4-0
1%
50/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
36%
15/8
34%
17/10
23%
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
2/5
16%
2/5
13%
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/5
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
13/8
19%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
9/2
35%
-
BTTS - Yes
41%
11/8
30%
13/10
18%
BTTS - No
59%
8/15
16%
4/7
10%
BTTS - Home Win
15%
11/2
18%
19/4
15%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1
11%
19/5
7%
BTTS - Away Win
9%
9/1
67%
15/2
42%
Home/draw
74%
2/7
8%
2/7
5%
Away/draw
55%
4/6
11%
8/13
3%
Home/away
71%
2/5
3%
2/5
5%
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
4/7
15%
4/7
12%
Under 1.5 Goals
37%
5/4
25%
5/4
18%
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
5/1
50%
17/4
31%
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
1/8
8%
2/15
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
14/1
67%
10/1
38%
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/33
4%
1/33
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
28/1
53%
22/1
35%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/150
1%
1/1000
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1/8
5%
1/8
4%
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
5/1
29%
9/2
21%
Home DNB
66%
8/15
12%
1/2
9%
Away DNB
46%
11/8
19%
7/5
12%
Colchester win to nil
30%
9/4
19%
-
Port Vale win to nil
17%
4/1
11%
-
Colchester / Colchester
21%
11/4
13%
13/5
3%
Colchester / Port Vale
2%
40/1
41%
28/1
12%
Colchester / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Colchester
16%
4/1
17%
4/1
5%
Draw / Port Vale
11%
6/1
8%
6/1
8%
Draw / Draw
22%
11/4
21%
27/10
15%
Port Vale / Colchester
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
Port Vale / Port Vale
14%
5/1
26%
19/4
20%
Port Vale / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 35 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Colchester have conceded 14 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 17 games at home, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Port Vale lay in 6th place on 58 points in the League Two league table having played 34 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 13 and losing 3 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Port Vale have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

Port Vale have played 18 away games, winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 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
Walsall3620882468 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
2
Bradford3619981866 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
Apr 1
l
 
2-1A
3
Doncaster36188101062 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
4
Notts C36171091861 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
5
AFC Wim36179102260 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
w
 
3-2F
Apr 26
6
Port Vale Away3515137758 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
-
-
7
Crewe3614148756 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
8
Grimsby3617514-256 
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
9
Colchester Home3613167955 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
10
Bromley36131211351 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
11
Salford36131112250 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
12
Fleetwood36121311649 
Mar 15
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
13
Cheltenham36131013-349 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
14
Chesterfield35139131348 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
15
Swindon36111312046 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
16
Barrow3512716-343 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
Mar 25
l
 
4-0A
17
Newport3612717-1643 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-4F
18
MK Dons3512617-442 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
19
Gillingham3511816-841 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
May 3
l
 
1-0A
20
Harrogate3611718-1640 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
21
Accrington3610917-1039 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
22
Tranmere3671217-2833 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
23
Morecambe368523-2329 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
Mar 22
w
 
0-1F
24
Carlisle356920-2627 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester1 - 0Chesterfield
Colchester1 - 1AFC Wim
Colchester2 - 1Walsall
Colchester1 - 0Morecambe
Colchester0 - 2Accrington
Colchester1 - 1Doncaster
Colchester2 - 0Gillingham
Colchester0 - 0Newport
Colchester4 - 0Swindon
Colchester1 - 1Bradford
Colchester1 - 2Salford
Colchester1 - 2Cheltenham
Colchester0 - 0Carlisle
Colchester3 - 0Tranmere
Colchester1 - 1Bromley
Colchester0 - 1Harrogate
Colchester2 - 0MK Dons
Colchester1 - 1Crewe
Colchester1 - 4Doncaster
Colchester2 - 0Grimsby
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
10
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
7 / 20
Clean sheets
13 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
8
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColchester1 - 0Cheltenham
HColchester1 - 0Chesterfield
AColchester1 - 0MK Dons
HColchester1 - 1AFC Wim
AColchester1 - 1Notts C
AColchester0 - 0Carlisle
HColchester2 - 1Walsall
AColchester3 - 1Tranmere
HColchester1 - 0Morecambe
AColchester0 - 0Harrogate
AColchester1 - 0Bromley
HColchester0 - 2Accrington
AColchester2 - 3Swindon
HColchester1 - 1Doncaster
HColchester2 - 0Gillingham
AColchester0 - 0Crewe
HColchester0 - 0Newport
HColchester4 - 0Swindon
AColchester0 - 0Fleetwood
AColchester1 - 0Grimsby
Port Vale 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fleetwood1 - 1Port Vale
Tranmere1 - 1Port Vale
Swindon3 - 3Port Vale
Chesterfield1 - 1Port Vale
Doncaster1 - 2Port Vale
Grimsby3 - 0Port Vale
Bradford2 - 1Port Vale
Bromley0 - 0Port Vale
Cheltenham1 - 1Port Vale
Morecambe0 - 1Port Vale
Gillingham1 - 0Port Vale
Harrogate0 - 1Port Vale
MK Dons0 - 1Port Vale
Notts C0 - 1Port Vale
Accrington2 - 2Port Vale
Newport1 - 4Port Vale
Barrow4 - 0Port Vale
Salford0 - 2Port Vale
Bolton2 - 0Port Vale
Peterborough3 - 0Port Vale
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
10
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APort Vale1 - 1Fleetwood
HPort Vale0 - 0Harrogate
APort Vale1 - 1Tranmere
HPort Vale2 - 1Salford
HPort Vale1 - 0Notts C
APort Vale3 - 3Swindon
HPort Vale2 - 1Accrington
APort Vale1 - 1Chesterfield
HPort Vale3 - 2Newport
APort Vale2 - 1Doncaster
HPort Vale0 - 0Cheltenham
APort Vale0 - 3Grimsby
APort Vale1 - 2Bradford
HPort Vale0 - 0Carlisle
APort Vale0 - 0Bromley
HPort Vale0 - 1Walsall
APort Vale1 - 1Cheltenham
HPort Vale1 - 1Crewe
APort Vale1 - 0Morecambe
APort Vale0 - 1Gillingham
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester1 - 0
0 - 1Port Vale
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 1
1 - 2Port Vale
Colchester1 - 0
Colchester2 - 1
Colchester2 - 1
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
Draw1 - 1Draw
Port Vale3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Port Vale3 - 0
0 - 3Colchester
Draw2 - 2Draw
Port Vale2 - 0
1 - 2Colchester
Port Vale2 - 0
0 - 1Colchester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Colchester United of late. It has been 6 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Tuesday evening against Port Vale.

With a PG of just 0.9, Port Vale look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Colchester United have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive League Two games, and it could be a long evening for Darren Moore's men.

Colchester 9th Port Vale 6th
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1.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Colchester have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-13
Port Vale have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.3
0.9
Attack rating
COU
PTV
8%
better
view stats
Games scored26
25
Failed to score9
9
Scored first13
17
Goals scored40
43
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
6%
better
COU
PTV
view stats
Games conceded19
22
Clean sheets16
12
Conceded first16
12
Goals conceded32
35
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
13%
Avg. XG against1
1.1
KickOff rating
+6%

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
369914
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK36
3
-
M Egbo DEF351
7
-
F Kelleher DEF181
1
-
T Flanagan DEF31
8
-
E Iandolo DEF353
12
2
R Hunt MID16
3
-
A Read MID3012
2
-
H Anderson MID282
-
J Payne MID3669
3
-
O Edwards MID2952
4
1
S Tovide FWD2375
4
-
Subs
T Smith GLK
-
J Tucker DEF5
1
-
M. Jollife MID
-
T Simpson FWD10
3
-
K. Aboh FWD1
-
O. Thorn FWD183
3
-
L Taylor FWD3292
8
-
Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33769
C HallL TolajL TolajR Croasdale
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Amos GLK12
1
-
J Debrah DEF241
5
-
N Smith DEF141
2
-
C Hall DEF33
4
-
K John MID232
4
-
R Croasdale MID3433
9
-
R. Walters MID2
-
M Clark MID9
1
1
E Chislett FWD2441
4
-
L Tolaj FWD2676
3
-
R Curtis FWD3143
3
1
Subs
B Heneghan DEF24
4
-
T Sang DEF252
1
3
R Richards MID2032
1
-
R Harper MID141
3
1
A Hackford FWD2041
1
-
J. Umolu FWD7
-
J Stockley FWD2675
5
-