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

Sat 26th Apr, 15:00 BST, Moor Lane, Salford

Salford City are in League Two action on Saturday afternoon, as Karl Robinson looks to get one over on Danny Cowley and his Colchester United side at the Moor Lane. We've analysed both sides' last 20 League Two matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds.


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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
Salford
30%
--
Draw
28%
--
Colchester
42%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Colchester 1-0
13%
--
Salford 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Colchester 2-1
8%
--
Colchester 2-0
8%
--
Salford 2-1
7%
--
Salford 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Colchester 3-1
4%
--
Colchester 3-0
3%
--
Salford 3-1
2%
--
Salford 3-0
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Salford 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
70%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
50%
--
Away DNB
61%
--
Salford win to nil
18%
--
Colchester win to nil
26%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Salford have played 42 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Salford have conceded 22 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Salford have played 21 games at home, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Colchester lay in 8th place on 65 points in the League Two league table having played 42 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 12 and losing 5 games. They have scored 36 goals and kept 17 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Colchester have conceded 19 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

Colchester have played 21 away games, winning 6, drawing 11 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Salford
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale42211381976 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
2
Bradford422110111973 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
3
Walsall422012102172 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
4
Doncaster422012101572 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
5
AFC Wim421912112369 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
6
Notts C421911121968 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
7
Grimsby4220616-166 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
8
Colchester Away42161791165 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
-
-
9
Chesterfield421711141562 
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
10
Salford Home42161412662 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
11
Crewe42151611561 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
12
Swindon42141513557 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
13
Fleetwood42141414156 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
14
Bromley42141414056 
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
15
Barrow42151017255 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
May 3
d
 
1-1A
16
Cheltenham42141117-953 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
17
Gillingham42121416-750 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
18
Newport4213821-1947 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
19
MK Dons4213722-1546 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
20
Harrogate42121020-1946 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Tranmere42101418-2244 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
22
Accrington42101319-1743 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
23
Carlisle4291023-2737 
l
 
0-1A
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
24
Morecambe4210626-2536 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Salford 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Colchester 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Colchester have not lost to Salford in 5 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Salford since 2020
Salford
Colchester
Goals: Scored
2
7
Games: Scored
2 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
3 / 5
D
2
COU
3
League games at Colchester since 2019
Colchester
Salford
Goals: Scored
6
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
SAL
2
D
1
COU
3
Goal Statistics
Salford 10th Colchester 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Salford will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Salford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Salford
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1
1.3
Attack rating
4%
better
SAL
COU
view stats
Games scored32
33
Failed to score9
9
Scored first20
18
Goals scored53
51
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
SAL
COU
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
23
Clean sheets13
19
Conceded first19
18
Goals conceded47
40
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Salford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3312414
L GarbuttC StocktonL GarbuttO Ashley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Garbutt DEF3414
7
-
H Mnoga DEF3314
12
-
T Fornah MID3314
8
2
C Tilt DEF321
9
1
C Stockton FWD31122
4
-
M Lund MID3042
8
-
S Negru DEF29
1
-
K Kouassi FWD2732
5
1
O Ashley MID264
14
-
B Woodburn MID2633
5
-
J Jones GLK25
1
-
K N'Mai MID2573
10
-
J Taylor  MID2511
4
-
H Adelakun FWD2492
1
1
C McAleny FWD2412
2
-
F. Okoronkko FWD223
1
-
L Shephard DEF181
2
-
R Watson MID16
1
-
J Austerfield MID16
3
-
T Edwards DEF15
3
-
M. Young GLK14
2
-
K Berkoe DEF14
-
R Longelo DEF13
1
-
L Warrington MID121
4
-
D Chesters MID71
2
-
K. Malcolm FWD2
-
T. Olopade DEF1
1
-
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
-