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

Sat 26th Oct, 12:30 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Karl Robinson will be hoping for a vital away win in the League Two on Saturday lunch time, as he takes his Salford City side to the JobServe Community Stadium to visit Colchester United and Danny Cowley. All the odds are delivered straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We focus especially on League Two match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Concentration will be required as Colchester and Salford go head-to-head, with little to choose between the teams in terms of who might win. The stats do not give us any proper confidence in that regard, but they are pointing strongly towards there being 2 goals or fewer in the fixture. That prediction is available at best priced odds of 1.80 with the bookies, so we make under 2.5 goals our tip of the day on this one.

In-Play
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
46%
11/1011/10
Draw
30%
12/512/5
Salford
24%
12/512/5
Colchester 1-0
16%
13/26/1
Draw 0-0
13%
9/115/2
Draw 1-1
13%
11/25/1
Salford 1-0
11%
9/115/2
Colchester 2-0
10%
9/18/1
Colchester 2-1
8%
8/17/1
Salford 2-1
5%
11/19/1
Salford 2-0
4%
16/112/1
Colchester 3-0
4%
18/114/1
Colchester 3-1
3%
16/112/1
Draw 2-2
3%
14/112/1
Salford 3-1
1%
28/120/1
Colchester 3-2
1%
28/120/1
Colchester 4-0
1%
40/128/1
Salford 3-0
1%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
1/119/20
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
4/53/4
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
40%
7/5-
No 1st Goal
9%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
39%
4/54/5
BTTS - No
61%
10/1110/11
BTTS - Home Win
14%
10/316/5
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/27/2
BTTS - Away Win
8%
6/15/1
Home/draw
76%
3/103/10
Away/draw
54%
7/107/10
Home/away
70%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
60%
3/101/3
Under 1.5 Goals
40%
12/511/5
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
5/212/5
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
2/72/7
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
6/111/2
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/101/10
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
14/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/331/50
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/161/18
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
9/115/2
Home DNB
67%
1/21/2
Away DNB
45%
6/47/5
Colchester win to nil
32%
5/2-
Salford win to nil
16%
5/1-
Colchester / Colchester
24%
12/523/10
Colchester / Salford
3%
33/125/1
Colchester / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Colchester
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Salford
11%
13/26/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/119/5
Salford / Colchester
4%
22/118/1
Salford / Salford
15%
9/217/4
Salford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those 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 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Salford lay in 16th place on 12 points in the League Two league table having played 10 matches. Salford are unbeaten in 2 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 2 games. Salford are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 2 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Salford have conceded 1 goal and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Salford have played 4 away games, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 0.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Colchester
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Salford
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
 Port Vale12732624 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 22
Dec 29
Apr 21
 Doncaster12723423 
Mar 22
Nov 16
Feb 8
l
 
4-0A
 Walsall117131022 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Notts C12642922 
Dec 14
Apr 11
Nov 16
Mar 22
 Bradford12633621 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 26
Apr 1
 Gillingham12615519 
Apr 5
Dec 7
May 3
Nov 9
 Barrow12615419 
Dec 26
Apr 1
Mar 4
Oct 22
 Chesterfield124621018 
Jan 11
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
Dec 20
 Crewe11533118 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Mar 28
Nov 23
 Grimsby12606-618 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
Feb 22
l
 
4-2F
 AFC Wim9513716 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
Mar 15
-
 Fleetwood10442516 
Jan 18
Oct 29
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
 MK Dons12435215 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
 Harrogate12435-615 
Dec 3
Jan 1
Dec 14
Apr 12
 Newport12507-815 
Jan 28
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
 Tranmere11353-514 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
Mar 8
 Cheltenham12417-413 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 25
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Salford Away11344-413 
-
-
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
 Accrington11335-612 
Apr 18
Dec 21
-
-
 Colchester Home11254-311 
Apr 26
Oct 26
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Swindon12255-411 
Oct 22
Mar 4
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
 Bromley11245-310 
Nov 23
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
 Carlisle12228-138 
Nov 9
May 3
Jan 25
d
 
3-3A
 Morecambe12147-77 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Win / draw / win form
5
Salford have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Colchester 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester1 - 2Cheltenham
Colchester0 - 0Carlisle
Colchester3 - 0Tranmere
Colchester1 - 1Bromley
Colchester0 - 1Harrogate
Colchester2 - 0MK Dons
Colchester1 - 1Crewe
Colchester1 - 4Doncaster
Colchester2 - 0Grimsby
Colchester1 - 2Stockport
Colchester1 - 2Wrexham
Colchester2 - 1Newport
Colchester1 - 1Walsall
Colchester1 - 1Accrington
Colchester3 - 3Forest Green
Colchester1 - 1Bradford
Colchester0 - 1Gillingham
Colchester2 - 1Salford
Colchester1 - 2Crawley
Colchester1 - 4Barrow
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
Salford 18TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crewe1 - 1Salford
Newport3 - 1Salford
Tranmere0 - 0Salford
Chesterfield1 - 1Salford
Bradford0 - 0Salford
Newport0 - 1Salford
AFC Wim1 - 0Salford
Walsall2 - 1Salford
Notts C1 - 2Salford
MK Dons3 - 1Salford
Mansfield5 - 1Salford
Swindon1 - 1Salford
Crewe2 - 3Salford
Bradford1 - 1Salford
Crawley0 - 1Salford
Accrington3 - 0Salford
Colchester2 - 1Salford
Stockport0 - 0Salford
Gillingham3 - 1Salford
Barrow0 - 0Salford
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASalford1 - 1Crewe
HSalford1 - 2Grimsby
HSalford1 - 0AFC Wim
ASalford1 - 3Newport
ASalford0 - 0Tranmere
HSalford0 - 2Walsall
HSalford2 - 1Cheltenham
HSalford1 - 0MK Dons
ASalford1 - 1Chesterfield
ASalford0 - 0Bradford
HSalford0 - 2Port Vale
HSalford2 - 2Harrogate
ASalford1 - 0Newport
HSalford1 - 2Bradford
ASalford0 - 1AFC Wim
ASalford1 - 2Walsall
HSalford1 - 2Sutton
ASalford2 - 1Notts C
HSalford3 - 1Morecambe
HSalford2 - 2Stockport
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Colchester have not lost to Salford in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Colchester since 2019
Colchester
Salford
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
COU
3
D
1
SAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Salford
Colchester1 - 0
Colchester1 - 0
League games at Salford since 2020
Salford
Colchester
Goals: Scored
2
7
Games: Scored
2 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
3 / 5
COU
3
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Salford
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Colchester
0 - 3Colchester
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Colchester
Goal Statistics

A truly dismal PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Salford City fans, as should a 6 League Two matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Colchester 20th Salford 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
4+
There is a 65% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
45%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Salford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Colchester have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-33
Salford have scored 33% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Salford
1.2
0.8
Attack rating
22%
better
COU
SAL
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Games scored8
7
Failed to score3
4
Scored first3
3
Goals scored14
8
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.7
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for12
10
Avg. XG for1.3
0.8
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
COU
SAL
19%
better
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Games conceded8
7
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded17
12
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+19%

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

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
-
J Payne MID1114
-
A Read MID1111
1
-
J Gordon FWD11
-
S Tovide FWD1134
1
-
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
-
Salford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11224
J JonesC StocktonL GarbuttL Garbutt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Jones GLK11
-
L Garbutt DEF112
4
-
S Negru DEF10
-
B Woodburn MID1011
4
-
O Ashley MID10
2
-
K N'Mai MID1012
3
-
C McAleny FWD101
2
-
J Austerfield MID9
2
-
T Fornah MID9
4
-
C Stockton FWD921
-
H Mnoga DEF81
2
-
C Tilt DEF8
4
-
F. Okoronkko FWD81
1
-
K Kouassi FWD8
2
-
J Luamba FWD71
-
J Taylor  MID6
1
-
D Chesters MID6
2
-
T Edwards DEF4
1
-
M Lund MID4
1
-
R Watson MID2
-
T. Olopade DEF1
1
-
L Shephard DEF1
-
L Humbles MID1
-