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

Tue 17th Feb, 19:45 BST, The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Cambridge United are in League Two action on Tuesday evening, as Neil Harris attempts to outsmart Danny Cowley and his Colchester United side at The Abbey Stadium. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are included as well.


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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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Cambridge
47%
--
Draw
25%
--
Colchester
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Cambridge 1-0
11%
--
Cambridge 2-1
9%
--
Cambridge 2-0
9%
--
Colchester 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Colchester 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cambridge 3-1
5%
--
Cambridge 3-0
4%
--
Colchester 2-0
4%
--
Cambridge 3-2
3%
--
Colchester 3-1
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Cambridge 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
45%
--
Cambridge win to nil
26%
--
Colchester win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Cambridge have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 8 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 41 goals to 38 goals.

Home League Performance

Cambridge have played 14 games at home winning 10, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 23 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Colchester are in 11th position in the League Two on 42 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 5. Colchester have conceded 15 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cambridge
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2917842159 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
2
Cambridge2815851653 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
3
Salford281648752 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
l
 
4-3F
4
MK Dons2914962551 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
5
Notts C2815671451 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
6
Swindon2815491249 
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
7
Walsall2814771149 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 17
Mar 28
w
 
0-2F
8
Chesterfield2911126745 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
6-2F
-
9
Grimsby281288944 
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
10
Crewe2912710843 
w
 
2-1A
May 2
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
11
Colchester2811981042 
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
-
-
12
Barnet281198742 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
13
Accrington2811710440 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 7
-
l
 
1-0A
14
Gillingham279117438 
Mar 14
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
15
Fleetwood2810711037 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2F
16
Oldham278118235 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
17
Tranmere298813-732 
w
 
4-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
18
Cheltenham289316-2130 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
w
 
2-0F
May 2
19
Crawley296815-1526 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 10
Mar 13
d
 
1-1A
20
Barrow276615-1424 
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
21
Bristol R287318-2324 
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
22
Shrewsbury285815-2423 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
23
Newport285518-2520 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 21
w
 
4-1F
Mar 7
24
Harrogate294619-2818 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cambridge 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
Colchester 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cambridge since 2017
Cambridge
Colchester
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
CMU
3
D
1
COU
1
League games at Colchester since 2016
Colchester
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
8
5
Games: Scored
5 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
1 / 6
CMU
2
D
2
COU
2
Goal Statistics

Cambridge United have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 12 consecutive League Two outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Colchester United on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Cambridge 8th Colchester 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Cambridge will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Cambridge’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Cambridge
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
CMU
COU
view stats
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
%
better
CMU
COU
view stats
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%

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

Cambridge League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28675
J EastwoodB KnightJ BrophyP Mpanzu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Eastwood GLK28
2
-
K Watts DEF284
2
-
P Mpanzu MID2731
5
-
J Brophy MID2737
3
-
S Kaikai FWD2642
1
-
B Purrington DEF241
2
-
L. Bennett DEF23
3
-
M Jobe DEF232
2
1
L Appéré FWD2251
1
-
J Gibbons DEF2123
3
-
D Ball  MID18
4
-
B Knight FWD1861
2
-
A Mayor DEF1721
2
-
E Kachunga FWD171
1
-
S McLoughlin DEF161
-
S Lavery FWD154
5
-
M Morrison DEF141
2
-
K Kouassi FWD1321
-
G Hoddle MID12
2
-
K Smith MID10
3
-
Z Rossi DEF51
-
G McConnell MID41
-
Z Bradshaw DEF2
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28756
J TuckerM. MbickJ PayneJ Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF2821
2
-
M Macey GLK27
2
-
A Read MID2732
4
-
S Tovide FWD2634
3
-
R Hunt DEF24
2
-
K Vincent-Young DEF23
2
-
O Edwards FWD2311
1
1
H. Araujo DEF221
2
-
T Bishop MID22
1
-
J Payne MID2165
6
-
M. Mbick FWD2072
2
-
J. Williams FWD19
1
-
H Anderson FWD1974
2
-
E Iandolo DEF151
5
-
W Goodwin FWD131
1
-
J Gordon FWD121
-
D Gape MID10
4
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
T Flanagan DEF9
1
-
A. Akande FWD71
-
T Smith GLK3
1
-
B. Perry MID3
-
J Baldwin DEF2
-
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