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

Sun 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Danny Cowley and John Doolan clash in the League Two on Sunday afternoon, as Colchester United face Accrington Stanley at the JobServe Community Stadium. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a sound selection is laid out below. Switch between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for it all.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Colchester 50%	-	-
Draw 25%	-	-
Accrington 25%	-	-
Draw 1-1 12%	-	-
Colchester 1-0 12%	-	-
Colchester 2-1 9%	-	-
Colchester 2-0 9%	-	-
Accrington 1-0 8%	-	-
Draw 0-0 8%	-	-
Accrington 2-1 6%	-	-
Colchester 3-1 5%	-	-
Colchester 3-0 5%	-	-
Draw 2-2 5%	-	-
Accrington 2-0 4%	-	-
Colchester 3-2 2%	-	-
Accrington 3-1 2%	-	-
Colchester 4-1 2%	-	-
Colchester 4-0 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 47%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 53%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 43%	-	-
No 1st Goal 5%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 50%	-	-
BTTS - No 50%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 21%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 11%	-	-
Home/draw 75%	-	-
Away/draw 50%	-	-
Home/away 75%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 72%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 28%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 26%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 75%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 12%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 88%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 92%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 8%	-	-
Home DNB 68%	-	-
Away DNB 42%	-	-
Colchester win to nil 29%	-	-
Accrington win to nil 13%	-	-

Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 22 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 7 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Colchester have outscored their opponents by 36 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

Colchester have played 11 games at home winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Accrington are in 17th position in the League Two on 27 points having played 22 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Accrington have conceded 21 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Colchester Accrington
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Walsall	22	13	4	5	12	43	Mar 28	w 0-2F	l 1-3A	Jan 24
2	Bromley	22	12	6	4	12	42	l 0-2A	Mar 21	l 0-1A	Feb 28
3	Swindon	22	12	4	6	9	40	Apr 10	d 0-00-0	w 4-0F	Apr 18
4	MK Dons	22	11	6	5	19	39	Jan 1	Mar 17	Jan 17	w 1-2F
5	Salford	22	12	3	7	3	39	Feb 28	l 4-3F	Feb 5	l 2-1A
6	Notts C	22	11	5	6	11	38	Apr 25	w 1-3A	Mar 17	Jan 1
7	Chesterfield	22	10	8	4	8	38	w 6-2F	Jan 10	Mar 21	d 3-3F
8	Cambridge	22	9	8	5	6	35	l 1-2F	Feb 17	Mar 7	l 2-0A
9	Fleetwood	22	9	6	7	3	33	Jan 24	l 4-2F	Apr 11	l 2-1F
10	Colchester	22	8	8	6	9	32	-	-	w 1-0F	Jan 4
11	Crewe	22	9	5	8	5	32	d 1-1A	Jan 31	Apr 3	l 2-0A
12	Gillingham	22	7	10	5	5	31	d 0-00-0	Dec 29	d 1-1F	Apr 6
13	Barnet	22	7	8	7	3	29	Feb 21	d 1-1F	Jan 10	l 2-0A
14	Tranmere	22	7	8	7	2	29	d 1-1A	Apr 6	d 1-1F	Feb 17
15	Oldham	22	6	10	6	4	28	Apr 3	d 1-1F	w 1-0F	May 2
16	Grimsby	22	7	7	8	3	28	Jan 27	w 1-2A	d 1-1A	Feb 14
17	Accrington	22	7	6	9	-1	27	Jan 4	l 1-0A	-	-
18	Cheltenham	22	8	3	11	-14	27	w 2-0F	May 2	Jan 31	l 1-0A
19	Barrow	22	5	6	11	-10	21	l 0-2A	Feb 14	w 2-1F	Mar 14
20	Crawley	22	4	7	11	-11	19	Mar 13	d 1-1A	Apr 25	d 1-1F
21	Shrewsbury	22	4	7	11	-16	19	Feb 7	w 0-2F	Feb 21	d 0-00-0
22	Bristol R	22	5	3	14	-24	18	d 1-1A	Jan 17	w 3-1F	Mar 28
23	Harrogate	22	4	5	13	-18	17	w 3-1A	Apr 18	Dec 29	w 0-2F
24	Newport	22	3	5	14	-20	14	w 4-1F	Mar 7	l 0-1A	Jan 27

	Promotion
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	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester	4 - 1	Newport
Colchester	0 - 0	Gillingham
Colchester	2 - 0	Cheltenham
Colchester	0 - 2	Bromley
Colchester	3 - 1	Harrogate
Colchester	6 - 2	Chesterfield
Colchester	1 - 1	Bristol R
Colchester	1 - 1	Crewe
Colchester	0 - 2	Barrow
Colchester	1 - 2	Cambridge
Colchester	1 - 1	Tranmere
Colchester	0 - 0	Barrow
Colchester	0 - 0	Crewe
Colchester	1 - 0	Notts C
Colchester	1 - 2	Grimsby
Colchester	3 - 0	Fleetwood
Colchester	2 - 1	Port Vale
Colchester	1 - 0	Chesterfield
Colchester	1 - 1	AFC Wim
Colchester	2 - 1	Walsall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Colchester	1 - 1	Crawley
H	Colchester	4 - 1	Newport
A	Colchester	3 - 4	Salford
H	Colchester	0 - 0	Gillingham
H	Colchester	2 - 0	Cheltenham
A	Colchester	3 - 1	Notts C
A	Colchester	2 - 0	Walsall
H	Colchester	0 - 2	Bromley
A	Colchester	0 - 0	Swindon
H	Colchester	3 - 1	Harrogate
A	Colchester	2 - 1	Grimsby
H	Colchester	6 - 2	Chesterfield
A	Colchester	2 - 4	Fleetwood
H	Colchester	1 - 1	Bristol R
A	Colchester	0 - 1	Accrington
H	Colchester	1 - 1	Crewe
A	Colchester	1 - 1	Barnet
H	Colchester	0 - 2	Barrow
H	Colchester	1 - 2	Cambridge
A	Colchester	2 - 0	Shrewsbury

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge	2 - 0	Accrington
Harrogate	0 - 2	Accrington
Crawley	1 - 1	Accrington
Chesterfield	3 - 3	Accrington
Fleetwood	2 - 1	Accrington
Barnet	2 - 0	Accrington
MK Dons	1 - 2	Accrington
Cheltenham	1 - 0	Accrington
Shrewsbury	0 - 0	Accrington
Salford	2 - 1	Accrington
Crewe	2 - 0	Accrington
Walsall	0 - 1	Accrington
Salford	1 - 2	Accrington
Bromley	4 - 0	Accrington
Swindon	0 - 0	Accrington
Barrow	2 - 0	Accrington
Harrogate	2 - 1	Accrington
Tranmere	0 - 1	Accrington
Morecambe	2 - 0	Accrington
Bradford	1 - 0	Accrington

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Accrington	2 - 1	Barrow
A	Accrington	0 - 2	Cambridge
H	Accrington	0 - 1	Bromley
A	Accrington	2 - 0	Harrogate
H	Accrington	1 - 0	Oldham
A	Accrington	1 - 1	Crawley
H	Accrington	3 - 1	Bristol R
A	Accrington	3 - 3	Chesterfield
H	Accrington	1 - 1	Tranmere
A	Accrington	1 - 2	Fleetwood
H	Accrington	4 - 0	Swindon
H	Accrington	0 - 1	Newport
A	Accrington	0 - 2	Barnet
H	Accrington	1 - 3	Walsall
A	Accrington	2 - 1	MK Dons
H	Accrington	1 - 0	Colchester
A	Accrington	0 - 1	Cheltenham
A	Accrington	0 - 0	Shrewsbury
H	Accrington	1 - 1	Grimsby
A	Accrington	1 - 2	Salford

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Colchester

Accrington

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

2 / 4

4 / 4

Clean sheets

0 / 4

2 / 4

ASY

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
	0 - 2	Accrington
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 1	Accrington
	1 - 2	Accrington

Accrington

Colchester

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 5

Clean sheets

1 / 5

COU

ASY

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Accrington
Accrington	1 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 1	Colchester
Accrington	3 - 1
Accrington	2 - 1

Goal Statistics

	Colchester 10th	Accrington 17th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals	0 36% 1 37% 2 19% 3 4+ There is a 73% probability that Accrington will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+9 Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-31 Accrington have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.5 average goals scored	0.8 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.4 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season

16%

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ASY

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Games scored	17		15
Failed to score	5		7
Scored first	10		12
Goals scored	36		25
Avg. goals scored	1.6		1.1
Avg. shots per game	8		8
Avg. shots per goal	5		7
Conversion rate for	20		14
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.2
KickOff rating		+16%

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Games conceded	17		17
Clean sheets	5		5
Conceded first	10		9
Goals conceded	27		26
Avg. goals conceded	1.2		1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		7
Conversion rate against	16%		14%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.3
KickOff rating		+6%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
22	7	4	5
J Tucker	H Anderson	H Anderson	E Iandolo

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Tucker DEF	22	2	1	2 -
A Read MID	22	2	2	4 -
M Macey GLK	21			2 -
T Bishop MID	20			1 -
S Tovide FWD	20	3	3	2 -
R Hunt DEF	18			1 -
K Vincent-Young DEF	18			2 -
H Anderson FWD	18	7	4	2 -
O Edwards FWD	17		1	1
H. Araujo DEF	16		1	1 -
J. Williams FWD	16			1 -
M. Mbick FWD	16	6	2	1 -
J Payne MID	15	5	4	4 -
E Iandolo DEF	12	1		5 -
J Gordon FWD	10		1	-
T Flanagan DEF	9			1 -
J. Powell DEF	9			-
W Goodwin FWD	8	1		-
D Gape MID	6			2 -
A. Akande FWD	6		1	-
T Smith GLK	3			1 -
B. Perry MID	3			-
J Baldwin DEF	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	15	4	6
H Anderson	M. Mbick	H Anderson	S Tovide

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
H Anderson FWD	7	10	4	2
M. Mbick FWD	6	15	2	3
J Payne MID	5	10	4	6
S Tovide FWD	3	10	3	6
J Tucker DEF	2	4	1	1
A Read MID	2	8	2	4
E Iandolo DEF	1	3		4
W Goodwin FWD	1	2
T Bishop MID		5		3
R Hunt DEF		1		2
K Vincent-Young DEF		1		1
O Edwards FWD		2	1	2
H. Araujo DEF		1	1	1
J. Williams FWD		3		2
J Gordon FWD			1
J. Powell DEF		3		1
A. Akande FWD		1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1033	44	140
J Tucker	T Bishop	J Tucker

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Tucker DEF	1033	12	140
A Read MID	894	40	115
T Bishop MID	808	44	106
H. Araujo DEF	715	18	88
E Iandolo DEF	567	18	80
M Macey GLK	529		9
R Hunt DEF	483	17	47
K Vincent-Young DEF	454	23	63
J Payne MID	423	22	63
T Flanagan DEF	386	4	43
H Anderson FWD	335	42	109
J. Powell DEF	300	17	47
O Edwards FWD	263	14	35
M. Mbick FWD	217	21	91
S Tovide FWD	160	7	66
J. Williams FWD	76	4	22
B. Perry MID	76	8	22
D Gape MID	74	11	22
J Gordon FWD	68	7	21
T Smith GLK	55		1
W Goodwin FWD	38		13
A. Akande FWD	37	4	10
J Baldwin DEF	34		1

Accrington League Two squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
20	5	3	7
I Sinclair	T Walton	I Sinclair	D Matthews

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
I Sinclair MID	21	3	3	1 -
B. Ward DEF	20	2		2 -
D Matthews DEF	20			7 -
O. Wright GLK	19			1 -
C Caton FWD	18	3		-
D Love DEF	17		1	6 -
J Bauress MID	17			2 -
I. Heath FWD	17	3	3	2 -
L Coyle MID	16		1	1 -
S Conneely MID	15			3 -
A. Henderson MID	15	1	2	4 -
C Grant MID	14		1	1 -
P Madden FWD	14	4	1	2 -
J Woods FWD	13	1		-
C Brown FWD	13		3	2 -
F Rawson DEF	12	1		2 -
T Walton MID	10	5	1	3 -
S Whalley FWD	9	1	2	3 -
C O'Brien DEF	8			1 -
J. Smith DEF	6			1 -
K Mooney FWD	5			-
M Kelly GLK	3			-
L. Pye DEF	3			-
D Martin MID	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	16	3	4
T Walton	I. Heath	I Sinclair	I. Heath

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Walton MID	5	10	1	2
P Madden FWD	4	8	1	2
I Sinclair MID	3	8	3	3
C Caton FWD	3	4
I. Heath FWD	3	16	3	4
B. Ward DEF	2	4		1
A. Henderson MID	1	5	2
J Woods FWD	1	5
F Rawson DEF	1	1
S Whalley FWD	1	3	2	3
D Matthews DEF		5
D Love DEF		2	1	2
J Bauress MID		3		1
L Coyle MID		2	1	2
S Conneely MID		1
C Grant MID		2	1	1
C Brown FWD		4	3	3
C O'Brien DEF		1
J. Smith DEF		1
K Mooney FWD		1
L. Pye DEF				1
D Martin MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
799	42	233
B. Ward	C Brown	D Matthews

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
B. Ward DEF	799	30	165
O. Wright GLK	631		5
D Matthews DEF	629	29	233
J Bauress MID	475	17	43
D Love DEF	456	29	52
I Sinclair MID	435	30	128
L Coyle MID	405	26	79
S Conneely MID	381	14	69
I. Heath FWD	356	19	69
C Grant MID	305	15	36
S Whalley FWD	252	6	31
F Rawson DEF	241	12	117
P Madden FWD	197	7	39
A. Henderson MID	197	14	49
J. Smith DEF	185	7	34
T Walton MID	172	9	81
C Brown FWD	169	42	75
C Caton FWD	160	10	53
J Woods FWD	135	4	57
C O'Brien DEF	108	10	27
M Kelly GLK	108		3
L. Pye DEF	75	13	22
D Martin MID	37	1	6
K Mooney FWD	20	2	12