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

JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Home advantage is often beneficial in the League Cup, and Danny Cowley’s Colchester United will have the luxury of it on Saturday evening. ’s Southampton are their visitors to the JobServe Community Stadium. We provide predictions based on in-depth statistical analysis of each side, across 17 of the biggest betting markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head to head (H2H) statistics are included for all.

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Colchester United's next match is v Oldham at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Southampton's next match is v Stoke at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English League Cup meeting between Colchester and Southampton was on Saturday 8th August 2026
English League Cup
August 8th 2026
Colchester 0
2 Southampton
 
72' C. Larin
90' R. Akachukwu
 
COU
SOU
Shots On
4
5
Shots Off
3
13
Corners
1
5
Possession
26%
74%
Fouls
14
5
 
ColchesterSouthampton
 
E. Iandolo (J. Leake 78')
T. Lo-Tutala
R. Hunt (P. Digby 74')
J. Tucker (S. Kuffour 46')
S. Raggett
J. Payne
H. Anderson
B. Ihionvien (L. Chiwome 68')
K. Vincent-Young
F. Terry
O. Thorn (M. Oni 68')
R. Manning
J. Stephens
T. Harwood-Bellis
J. Bree
F. Downes
(C. Archer 75') L. Weschenfelder-Scienza
(F. Azaz 75') L. Dobbin
(C. Bragg 62') T. Fellows
D. Peretz
(R. Akachukwu 86') K. Matsuki
(C. Larin 62') B. Brereton

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.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 74% chance of Southampton coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
10%
13/27/1
14%
Draw
16%
5/1
21%
17/4
5%
Southampton
74%
2/7
2%
7/20
4%
Southampton 2-0
12%
6/111/2
Southampton 3-0
10%
15/27/1
6%
Southampton 1-0
9%
15/26/1
Southampton 2-1
9%
8/113/2
Southampton 3-1
8%
10/117/2
5%
Draw 1-1
7%
10/1
16%
15/2
6%
Southampton 4-0
6%
12/111/1
8%
Southampton 4-1
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
Draw 0-0
4%
18/1
27%
14/1
15%
Draw 2-2
4%
22/1
11%
14/1
Southampton 3-2
3%
25/1
12%
18/1
Colchester 1-0
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Colchester 2-1
3%
22/118/1
12%
Southampton 5-0
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
17%
Southampton 5-1
2%
28/122/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
8/15
4%
11/20
4%
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
7/5
4%
13/10
7%
Home 1st Goal
37%
12/5
5%
13/5
6%
Away 1st Goal
61%
3/10
2%
3/10
4%
No 1st Goal
2%
18/1
27%
14/1
15%
BTTS - Yes
51%
19/2017/20
3%
BTTS - No
49%
4/517/20
1%
BTTS - Home Win
5%
12/111/1
9%
BTTS - Draw
12%
13/2
8%
5/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
33%
15/8
4%
9/5
7%
Home/draw
26%
5/2
18%
21/10
7%
Away/draw
90%
1/10
1%
1/14
3%
Home/away
84%
1/8
3%
2/13
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/6
1%
1/6
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/1
11%
18/5
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
5/4
10%
11/8
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
4/7
5%
8/15
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3/1
8%
3/1
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/9
2%
1/5
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1
11%
13/2
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/12
1%
1/14
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/50
1%
1/100
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/1
27%
14/1
15%
Home DNB
21%
6/1
9%
5/1
14%
Away DNB
85%
1/10
1%
1/10
3%
Colchester win to nil
5%
14/1-
Southampton win to nil
41%
11/10-
Colchester / Colchester
6%
14/1
13%
10/1
16%
Colchester / Southampton
4%
18/116/1
Colchester / Draw
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Draw / Colchester
5%
18/1
13%
14/1
15%
Draw / Southampton
20%
3/1
8%
16/5
3%
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2
7%
13/2
7%
Southampton / Colchester
2%
50/133/1
Southampton / Southampton
44%
4/5
2%
17/20
5%
Southampton / Draw
5%
18/114/1
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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
0.8
goals
2.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Colchester scoring 1 goal or less
0
1
21%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
24%
There is a 71% 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
0.8
2.5
Attack rating
COU
SOU
47%
better
view stats
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
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1000
T Lo-Tutala
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK1
-
J Tucker DEF1
-
S Raggett DEF1
-
F Terry DEF1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF1
-
E Iandolo DEF1
-
O. Thorn MID1
-
R Hunt MID1
-
J Payne MID1
-
H Anderson MID1
-
B Ihionvien FWD1
-
Subs
T Smith
-
P Digby1
-
L. Chiwome1
-
J Leake1
-
Kaion Kevin Elijah Lisbie
-
K. Connelly
-
M. Oni1
-
S. Kuffour1
-
R. Harvey
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Southampton League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
D PeretzC LarinR Manning
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Peretz GLK1
-
J Bree DEF1
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF1
-
J Stephens DEF1
-
R Manning DEF11
-
F Downes MID1
-
K Matsuki MID1
-
L Dobbin MID1
-
T Fellows FWD1
-
L Scienza FWD1
-
B Díaz FWD1
-
Subs
C Larin11
-
F Azaz11
-
N Wood
-
C Archer1
-
S Charles
-
G Long
-
C. Bragg1
-
R. Akachukwu11
-
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