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

Sat 21st Feb, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Barnet, led by manager Dean Brennan, visit Danny Cowley and his Colchester United side at the JobServe Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the League Two. Form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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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
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Colchester
44%
--
Draw
28%
--
Barnet
28%
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Colchester 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Barnet 1-0
10%
--
Colchester 2-0
9%
--
Colchester 2-1
8%
--
Barnet 2-1
6%
--
Barnet 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Colchester 3-0
4%
--
Colchester 3-1
4%
--
Barnet 3-1
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Barnet 3-0
2%
--
Barnet 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
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BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
48%
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Colchester win to nil
27%
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Barnet win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won 5. Colchester have conceded 16 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 15 games at home, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Barnet lay in 11th place on 46 points in the League Two league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 7 and losing 2 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Barnet have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Barnet have played 15 away games, winning 6, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Barnet
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley3018842262 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
2
Swindon3118491858 
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 17
w
 
0-2F
3
Notts C3017671657 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
4
Cambridge3016861856 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
5
MK Dons3015962654 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
6
Salford291649652 
Feb 28
l
 
4-3F
l
 
1-3A
Mar 7
7
Walsall301479749 
Mar 28
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
8
Grimsby3013981048 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
9
Chesterfield3012126848 
w
 
6-2F
-
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
10
Crewe3113810947 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
11
Barnet3012108946 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
-
-
12
Colchester2912981245 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
13
Accrington3012711443 
-
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
-
14
Gillingham2910118441 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
15
Fleetwood2910712-137 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2F
l
 
0-2A
Apr 6
16
Oldham288119-135 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1F
17
Tranmere308814-832 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
18
Cheltenham299317-2230 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
19
Bristol R308319-2227 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-2F
20
Crawley316817-1926 
Mar 13
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 17
21
Shrewsbury306816-2526 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
22
Barrow296617-1624 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
Apr 11
d
 
2-2A
23
Newport305619-2721 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 7
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
24
Harrogate315620-2821 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
May 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Barnet 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2017
Colchester
Barnet
Goals: Scored
2
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
1 / 2
COU
1
BAT
1
League games at Barnet since 2016
Barnet
Colchester
Goals: Scored
2
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
COU
1
D
2
Goal Statistics

Colchester United's defensive record is to be admired, D. Cowley's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive League Two matches. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Barnet makes sense in this context.

Colchester 12th Barnet 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Barnet scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
Barnet have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Barnet
1.3
1
Attack rating
6%
better
COU
BAT
view stats
Games scored22
23
Failed to score7
7
Scored first14
16
Goals scored43
40
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for19
13
Avg. XG for1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
COU
BAT
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
19
Clean sheets8
11
Conceded first13
11
Goals conceded31
31
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+5%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29755
J TuckerM. MbickS TovideJ Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF2921
2
-
M Macey GLK28
3
-
A Read MID2842
4
-
S Tovide FWD2735
3
-
R Hunt DEF25
3
-
K Vincent-Young DEF24
3
-
O Edwards FWD2411
1
1
H. Araujo DEF231
2
-
T Bishop MID23
1
-
J Payne MID2265
5
-
M. Mbick FWD2072
2
-
J. Williams FWD20
1
-
H Anderson FWD1974
2
-
E Iandolo DEF151
5
-
W Goodwin FWD142
1
-
J Gordon FWD121
-
T Flanagan DEF10
1
-
D Gape MID10
4
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
A. Akande FWD71
-
T Smith GLK3
1
-
B. Perry MID3
-
J Baldwin DEF2
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Barnet League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30645
D CollingeA SeniorI KanuN Ofoborh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Senior DEF3062
2
-
D Collinge DEF3012
4
-
I Kanu FWD3014
4
-
R Glover FWD3041
2
-
N Ofoborh MID2832
4
1
C Slicker GLK27
3
1
M Shelton MID2764
5
-
O Hawkins FWD273
3
-
N Tavares DEF24
1
K Smith DEF214
3
-
C Stead FWD214
1
-
A Hartigan MID202
2
-
L Ndlovu FWD2032
2
-
B. Winterburn MID12
1
-
B Assombalonga FWD121
-
R Browne FWD11
-
J Kizzi DEF1022
1
R Galvin DEF9
-
D Adeniran MID91
1
-
E Osadebe MID91
1
1
O Kensdale  DEF6
1
-
R Crichlow DEF5
3
-
J Hugill FWD5
-
O Evans GLK3
-
R. Stutter FWD1
-