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Accrington Stanley v Colchester United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wham Stadium, Accrington

Accrington Stanley and Colchester United meet at the Wham Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with both John Doolan and Danny Cowley seeking a win in the League Two. All the odds are delivered straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to League Two match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.

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Accrington Stanley's next match is v Exeter at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Colchester United's next match is v Oldham at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English League Two meeting between Accrington and Colchester was on Saturday 15th August 2026
English League Two
August 15th 2026
Accrington 2
2 Colchester
 
C. Caton 29'24' E. Iandolo
C. Caton 45'60' R. Hunt
 
ASY
COU
Shots On
9
5
Shots Off
6
2
Corners
9
4
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
20
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
AccringtonColchester
 
L. Moulden
D. Love
T. Moore
F. Rawson
S. Whalley (C. Stockton 75')
D. Matthews
J. Anderson
C. O'Brien
S. Conneely (L. Coyle 80')
C. Catonfootball iconfootball icon
J. Woods (A. Henderson 87')
football iconR. Hunt
football iconE. Iandolo
J. Tucker
(J. Leake 6') T. Bishop
J. Payne
H. Anderson
(L. Chiwome 78') B. Ihionvien
S. Raggett
T. Lo-Tutala
K. Vincent-Young
O. Thorn

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Accrington and Colchester combined during 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 75% chance of it coming in. The top price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Accrington are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Accrington
33%
15/8
8%
13/8
3%
Draw
27%
11/512/5
3%
Colchester
40%
29/20
13%
8/5
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
5%
Colchester 1-0
11%
13/2
6%
6/1
7%
Accrington 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
6/1
7%
Colchester 2-1
9%
9/1
10%
8/1
6%
Draw 0-0
8%
15/28/1
Accrington 2-1
8%
10/1
5%
15/2
6%
Colchester 2-0
7%
11/1
25%
9/1
9%
Accrington 2-0
6%
12/1
15%
10/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
Colchester 3-1
4%
20/1
24%
16/1
Colchester 3-0
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Accrington 3-1
3%
22/1
9%
16/1
11%
Colchester 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Accrington 3-0
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
Accrington 3-2
2%
33/1
15%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
11/10
1%
21/20
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
7/10
2%
7/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
46%
11/10
5%
1/1
Away 1st Goal
49%
10/11
8%
1/1
No 1st Goal
5%
15/28/1
BTTS - Yes
52%
5/64/5
BTTS - No
48%
5/610/11
2%
BTTS - Home Win
15%
5/1
9%
17/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
18%
9/2
9%
17/4
5%
Home/draw
60%
8/15
7%
10/21
Away/draw
67%
2/5
2%
10/21
3%
Home/away
73%
4/113/10
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/31/3
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
9/421/10
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/427/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/41/4
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/113/2
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/121/14
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50
1%
1/80
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/20
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
15/217/2
6%
Home DNB
52%
1/1
9%
17/20
3%
Away DNB
59%
8/11
15%
17/20
1%
Accrington win to nil
18%
7/2
8%
-
Colchester win to nil
22%
3/1
15%
-
Accrington / Accrington
18%
15/4
8%
3/1
5%
Accrington / Colchester
3%
28/122/1
Accrington / Draw
6%
14/110/1
Draw / Accrington
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
Draw / Colchester
14%
5/1
8%
5/1
Draw / Draw
17%
15/419/5
Colchester / Accrington
3%
28/122/1
Colchester / Colchester
20%
3/1
10%
3/1
Colchester / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Accrington
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Newport110033 
Sep 19
Apr 17
Apr 13
Oct 10
2
Walsall110033 
Feb 6
Aug 29
Oct 31
Jan 30
3
Barnet110023 
Feb 20
Sep 12
Mar 29
Dec 26
4
Oldham110023 
Apr 13
Oct 10
Aug 22
Mar 13
5
Tranmere110023 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Mar 20
Nov 21
6
York110013 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Nov 28
May 1
7
Cheltenham110013 
Oct 3
Apr 27
Sep 19
Apr 17
8
Fleetwood110013 
May 1
Nov 28
Dec 19
Jan 9
9
Crewe110013 
Dec 1
May 8
Sep 12
Feb 20
10
Grimsby110013 
Sep 1
Feb 9
May 8
Dec 1
11
Colchester101001 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 6
-
-
12
Accrington101001 
-
-
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
13
Northampton101001 
Oct 31
Jan 30
Jan 23
Oct 24
14
Swindon101001 
Apr 24
Sep 26
Feb 13
Sep 5
15
Bristol R1001-10 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Feb 9
Sep 1
16
Rotherham1001-10 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Jan 1
Mar 26
17
Chesterfield1001-10 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Jan 19
Oct 20
18
Crawley1001-10 
Sep 5
Feb 13
Dec 29
Apr 3
19
Exeter1001-10 
Mar 13
Aug 22
Oct 17
Jan 16
20
Salford1001-20 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Apr 10
Dec 12
21
Port Vale1001-20 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Oct 3
Apr 27
22
Shrewsbury1001-20 
Jan 1
Mar 26
Apr 24
Sep 26
23
Rochdale1001-30 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Aug 29
Feb 6
24
Gillingham1001-30 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Nov 14
Feb 27
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Accrington have not won in 6 consecutive league games
Accrington 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Accrington3 - 3Crawley
Accrington1 - 2Fleetwood
Accrington2 - 0Crewe
Accrington0 - 1Chesterfield
Accrington0 - 4Notts C
Accrington1 - 1Cambridge
Accrington0 - 1Barnet
Accrington0 - 2Shrewsbury
Accrington1 - 0Salford
Accrington3 - 1Cheltenham
Accrington0 - 2MK Dons
Accrington1 - 0Harrogate
Accrington2 - 1Barrow
Accrington0 - 1Bromley
Accrington1 - 0Oldham
Accrington3 - 1Bristol R
Accrington1 - 1Tranmere
Accrington4 - 0Swindon
Accrington0 - 1Newport
Accrington1 - 3Walsall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAccrington0 - 3Oldham
HAccrington3 - 3Crawley
AAccrington2 - 2Swindon
AAccrington1 - 2Colchester
HAccrington1 - 2Fleetwood
AAccrington0 - 2Gillingham
HAccrington2 - 0Crewe
AAccrington0 - 2Bristol R
HAccrington0 - 1Chesterfield
HAccrington0 - 4Notts C
AAccrington0 - 0Barrow
HAccrington1 - 1Cambridge
AAccrington1 - 2Bromley
HAccrington0 - 1Barnet
HAccrington0 - 2Shrewsbury
AAccrington1 - 0Tranmere
AAccrington0 - 1Grimsby
HAccrington1 - 0Salford
HAccrington3 - 1Cheltenham
AAccrington4 - 1Newport
Colchester 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cheltenham1 - 4Colchester
Harrogate1 - 0Colchester
Tranmere0 - 1Colchester
Bromley1 - 0Colchester
MK Dons1 - 0Colchester
Newport1 - 2Colchester
Chesterfield3 - 0Colchester
Cambridge1 - 1Colchester
Barrow1 - 0Colchester
Crewe1 - 0Colchester
Bristol R0 - 1Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Crawley1 - 1Colchester
Salford4 - 3Colchester
Notts C1 - 3Colchester
Walsall0 - 2Colchester
Swindon0 - 0Colchester
Grimsby1 - 2Colchester
Fleetwood4 - 2Colchester
Accrington1 - 0Colchester
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColchester4 - 1Cheltenham
HColchester0 - 1Notts C
AColchester0 - 1Harrogate
HColchester2 - 1Accrington
HColchester3 - 0Swindon
AColchester1 - 0Tranmere
HColchester1 - 3Oldham
HColchester1 - 1Walsall
AColchester0 - 1Bromley
AColchester0 - 1MK Dons
HColchester0 - 0Crawley
AColchester2 - 1Newport
AColchester0 - 3Chesterfield
HColchester0 - 1Salford
HColchester4 - 1Barnet
AColchester1 - 1Cambridge
AColchester0 - 1Barrow
HColchester2 - 0Shrewsbury
AColchester0 - 1Crewe
HColchester0 - 1Grimsby
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Accrington since 2017
Accrington
Colchester
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
ASY
3
D
1
COU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Accrington
Accrington1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Colchester
Accrington3 - 1
Accrington2 - 1
League games at Colchester since 2016
Colchester
Accrington
Goals: Scored
4
7
Games: Scored
3 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
2 / 5
ASY
3
D
1
COU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester2 - 1
0 - 2Accrington
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Accrington
1 - 2Accrington
Goal Statistics

Colchester United's defensive record is very strong, D. Cowley's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League Two outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Accrington Stanley makes sense in this context.

Accrington 12th Colchester 11th
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1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Accrington will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Accrington’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Accrington
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
0%
better
ASY
COU
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
ASY
COU
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Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Accrington League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1211
L MouldenC CatonC O'BrienJ Anderson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Moulden GLK1
-
D Matthews DEF1
-
F Rawson DEF1
-
J Anderson DEF1
1
-
C O'Brien MID11
-
S Conneely MID1
-
T Moore MID1
-
D Love MID1
-
S Whalley FWD11
-
J Woods FWD1
-
C Caton FWD12
-
Subs
J. Rogerson GLK
-
F. Sass DEF
-
L Coyle MID1
-
A. Henderson MID1
-
S Mols MID
-
C Stockton FWD1
-
C Brown FWD
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
T Lo-TutalaE IandoloO. Thorn
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF1
-
J Tucker DEF1
-
S Raggett DEF1
-
E Iandolo DEF11
-
R Hunt MID11
-
T Bishop MID1
-
O. Thorn MID11
-
J Payne MID11
-
H Anderson MID1
-
B Ihionvien FWD1
-
Subs
F Terry DEF
-
S. Kuffour DEF
-
J Leake DEF1
-
P Digby MID1
-
M. Oni MID
-
L. Chiwome FWD1
-
K. Connelly FWD
-