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Colchester United v Southampton : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Aug, 17:30 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

The League Cup is the focus for both Colchester United and Southampton on Saturday evening, as bosses Danny Cowley and battle it out at the JobServe Community Stadium. You'll see stats supporting our top of Colchester to win below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League Cup performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Southampton to win

Nobody in the League Cup wants to lose in front of their own supporters, but the statistics below are suggesting that will be Colchester's fate as they go head-to-head with Southampton at JobServe Community Stadium on Saturday evening. The bookies agree, each suggesting an away win is the most likely outcome at odds of 1.33, and so does our predictive algorithm. Our algorithm suggests the away win in the win / draw / win market has a 70% probability, making it a clear bet of the day here.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 72% chance of Southampton coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
11%
11/27/1
21%
Draw
17%
9/2
16%
17/4
5%
Southampton
72%
3/10
2%
7/20
4%
Southampton 2-0
11%
6/111/2
Southampton 2-1
9%
8/113/2
Southampton 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
6/1
Southampton 3-0
9%
15/2
6%
7/1
6%
Draw 1-1
8%
10/1
16%
15/2
6%
Southampton 3-1
8%
10/117/2
5%
Southampton 4-0
5%
12/111/1
8%
Southampton 4-1
5%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
Draw 0-0
4%
18/1
13%
14/1
Colchester 2-1
3%
20/118/1
12%
Southampton 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Colchester 1-0
3%
18/116/1
13%
Southampton 5-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
17%
Southampton 5-1
2%
28/122/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
8/15
2%
11/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
7/5
2%
13/10
7%
Home 1st Goal
38%
9/4
5%
13/5
9%
Away 1st Goal
60%
1/3
2%
3/10
4%
No 1st Goal
2%
18/1
13%
14/1
BTTS - Yes
52%
10/11
2%
17/20
BTTS - No
48%
10/11
6%
17/20
BTTS - Home Win
6%
11/111/1
18%
BTTS - Draw
13%
13/2
8%
5/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
33%
15/89/5
4%
Home/draw
28%
9/4
18%
21/10
7%
Away/draw
89%
1/10
1%
1/14
3%
Home/away
83%
1/8
3%
2/13
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/61/6
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/118/5
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
5/411/8
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
4/78/15
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
3/13/1
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
2/91/5
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
7/113/2
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/121/14
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/501/100
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/1
13%
14/1
Home DNB
23%
5/15/1
14%
Away DNB
84%
1/81/10
3%
Colchester win to nil
5%
12/1-
Southampton win to nil
39%
5/4
2%
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Colchester / Colchester
6%
14/1
13%
10/1
26%
Colchester / Southampton
4%
18/116/1
Colchester / Draw
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Draw / Colchester
5%
14/1
13%
14/1
15%
Draw / Southampton
19%
3/1
8%
16/5
3%
Draw / Draw
10%
7/113/2
Southampton / Colchester
2%
40/133/1
21%
Southampton / Southampton
43%
5/6
2%
17/20
2%
Southampton / Draw
5%
16/114/1
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Win / draw / win form
Colchester
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Southampton
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics
Colchester Southampton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
2.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
43%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Colchester scoring 1 goal or less
0
1
21%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
23%
There is a 70% probability that Southampton will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
0.9
2.4
Attack rating
COU
SOU
47%
better
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Games scored10
19
Failed to score10
1
Scored first6
13
Goals scored21
40
Avg. goals scored1.1
2
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for12
22
Avg. XG for1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+47%
Defence rating
COU
SOU
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
14
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first13
6
Goals conceded20
17
Avg. goals conceded1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
11
Conversion rate against11%
9%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+20%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Colchester v Southampton will show here when available.

Colchester League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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Southampton League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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