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

Tue 19th Aug, 19:45 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester United and their manager Danny Cowley will be aiming to beat Neil Critchley and his Cambridge United side on Tuesday evening, as the pair meet at the JobServe Community Stadium in the League Two. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our expansive database and pulled out the statistics that matter the most. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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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
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Colchester
51%
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Draw
27%
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Cambridge
22%
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Colchester 1-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Colchester 2-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Colchester 2-1
9%
--
Cambridge 1-0
9%
--
Cambridge 2-1
5%
--
Colchester 3-0
5%
--
Colchester 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Cambridge 2-0
4%
--
Colchester 4-0
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Colchester 4-1
1%
--
Cambridge 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
40%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
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Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
41%
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Colchester win to nil
33%
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Cambridge win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Grimsby110033 
Jan 27
Oct 11
Jan 4
Sep 13
2
Crewe110023 
Sep 6
Jan 31
Nov 29
May 2
3
Fleetwood110023 
Jan 24
Sep 27
Sep 20
Jan 17
4
Walsall110013 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Jan 1
Mar 17
5
Cambridge110013 
Aug 19
Feb 17
-
-
6
Chesterfield110013 
Oct 4
Jan 10
Dec 9
Dec 29
7
Harrogate110013 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Aug 16
Feb 7
8
Accrington101001 
Jan 4
Sep 13
Dec 19
Mar 7
9
Colchester101001 
-
-
Feb 17
Aug 19
10
Notts C101001 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Apr 11
Oct 25
11
Tranmere101001 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Jan 24
Sep 27
12
Gillingham101001 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Mar 14
Dec 26
13
Newport101001 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Aug 30
Feb 21
14
Oldham101001 
Apr 3
Aug 9
Sep 6
Jan 31
15
Bromley101001 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Oct 18
Apr 18
16
MK Dons101001 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Feb 28
Dec 13
17
Shrewsbury101001 
Feb 7
Aug 16
Jan 27
Oct 11
18
Swindon1001-10 
Apr 10
Oct 25
Apr 3
Aug 9
19
Barrow1001-10 
Aug 23
Feb 14
Apr 25
Nov 22
20
Bristol R1001-10 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Feb 14
Aug 23
21
Cheltenham1001-10 
Nov 29
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
22
Salford1001-20 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 21
Nov 8
23
Barnet1001-20 
Feb 21
Aug 30
Nov 15
Mar 28
24
Crawley1001-30 
Mar 13
Dec 26
Oct 4
Jan 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Colchester have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
Colchester 9TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester1 - 1Tranmere
Colchester0 - 0Barrow
Colchester0 - 0Crewe
Colchester1 - 0Notts C
Colchester1 - 2Grimsby
Colchester3 - 0Fleetwood
Colchester2 - 1Port Vale
Colchester1 - 0Chesterfield
Colchester1 - 1AFC Wim
Colchester2 - 1Walsall
Colchester1 - 0Morecambe
Colchester0 - 2Accrington
Colchester1 - 1Doncaster
Colchester2 - 0Gillingham
Colchester0 - 0Newport
Colchester4 - 0Swindon
Colchester1 - 1Bradford
Colchester1 - 2Salford
Colchester1 - 2Cheltenham
Colchester0 - 0Carlisle
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColchester1 - 1Tranmere
HColchester0 - 0Barrow
AColchester1 - 4Salford
AColchester0 - 3Doncaster
HColchester0 - 0Crewe
AColchester2 - 0Newport
HColchester1 - 0Notts C
AColchester1 - 1Gillingham
HColchester1 - 2Grimsby
AColchester1 - 4Bradford
HColchester3 - 0Fleetwood
HColchester2 - 1Port Vale
AColchester1 - 0Cheltenham
HColchester1 - 0Chesterfield
AColchester1 - 0MK Dons
HColchester1 - 1AFC Wim
AColchester1 - 1Notts C
AColchester0 - 0Carlisle
HColchester2 - 1Walsall
AColchester3 - 1Tranmere
Cambridge 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burton2 - 1Cambridge
Huddersfield1 - 2Cambridge
Shrewsbury0 - 1Cambridge
Barnsley1 - 1Cambridge
Blackpool2 - 1Cambridge
Wigan1 - 0Cambridge
Crawley0 - 2Cambridge
Birmingham4 - 0Cambridge
Lincoln1 - 1Cambridge
Rotherham2 - 1Cambridge
Bolton2 - 2Cambridge
L Orient2 - 0Cambridge
Charlton2 - 1Cambridge
Wrexham2 - 2Cambridge
Reading3 - 0Cambridge
Northampton0 - 0Cambridge
Peterborough6 - 1Cambridge
Stevenage0 - 2Cambridge
Exeter1 - 0Cambridge
Wycombe2 - 1Cambridge
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCambridge1 - 0Cheltenham
HCambridge1 - 2Birmingham
ACambridge1 - 2Burton
HCambridge1 - 2L Orient
ACambridge2 - 1Huddersfield
HCambridge0 - 1Charlton
ACambridge1 - 0Shrewsbury
HCambridge2 - 2Wrexham
HCambridge1 - 1Northampton
ACambridge1 - 1Barnsley
HCambridge0 - 1Peterborough
ACambridge1 - 2Blackpool
ACambridge0 - 1Wigan
HCambridge0 - 1Stevenage
ACambridge2 - 0Crawley
HCambridge2 - 0Stockport
HCambridge0 - 1Exeter
ACambridge0 - 4Birmingham
ACambridge1 - 1Lincoln
HCambridge1 - 1Wycombe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2016
Colchester
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
COU
2
D
2
CMU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Cambridge
Colchester3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Colchester2 - 0
League games at Cambridge since 2017
Cambridge
Colchester
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
COU
1
D
1
CMU
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cambridge
Cambridge2 - 1
Cambridge2 - 1
0 - 1Colchester
Cambridge1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Colchester United of late. It has been 5 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Tuesday evening against Cambridge United.

Colchester 9th Cambridge 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Cambridge scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Colchester have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
+1
Cambridge’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.4
0.8
Attack rating
COU
CMU
8%
better
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Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored1
1
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game6
11
Avg. shots per goal6
11
Conversion rate for17
9
Avg. XG for1
1.8
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
COU
CMU
63%
better
view stats
Games conceded1
0
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded1
0
Avg. goals conceded1
0
Avg. shots/game conceded7
4
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
0
Conversion rate against14%
0%
Avg. XG against0.7
0.6
KickOff rating
+63%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1011
M MaceyJ TuckerH Anderson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK1
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J Tucker DEF11
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T Flanagan DEF1
-
R Hunt DEF1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF1
-
T Bishop MID1
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A Read MID1
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A. Akande FWD1
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H Anderson FWD1
1
-
O Edwards FWD1
-
J Gordon FWD1
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O. Thorn FWD1
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Cambridge League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1100
B PurringtonL Appéré
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Purrington DEF1
-
L. Bennett DEF1
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K Watts DEF1
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M Jobe DEF1
-
M Morrison DEF1
-
D Ball  MID1
-
B Knight MID1
-
G Hoddle MID1
-
J Brophy MID1
-
L Appéré FWD11
-
R Loft FWD1
-
S Kaikai FWD1
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