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

Sat 19th Sep, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Cheltenham Town pay League Two counterparts Colchester United a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Steve Cotterill leads his team into an away clash with Danny Cowley & co. at the JobServe Community Stadium. Statistics drive the predictions below for all the markets, and switching between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and unique league tables. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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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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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
52%
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Draw
24%
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Cheltenham
24%
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Draw 1-1
11%
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Colchester 1-0
11%
--
Colchester 2-1
10%
--
Colchester 2-0
9%
--
Cheltenham 1-0
7%
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Draw 0-0
6%
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Cheltenham 2-1
6%
--
Colchester 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Colchester 3-0
5%
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Cheltenham 2-0
4%
--
Colchester 3-2
3%
--
Colchester 4-1
2%
--
Cheltenham 3-1
2%
--
Colchester 4-0
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
52%
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Under 2.5 Goals
48%
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Home 1st Goal
53%
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Away 1st Goal
43%
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No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
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BTTS - No
46%
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BTTS - Home Win
24%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
76%
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Away/draw
48%
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Home/away
76%
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Over 1.5 Goals
76%
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Under 1.5 Goals
24%
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Over 3.5 Goals
30%
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Under 3.5 Goals
70%
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Over 4.5 Goals
15%
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Under 4.5 Goals
85%
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Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
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Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
69%
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Away DNB
41%
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Colchester win to nil
28%
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Cheltenham win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Cheltenham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bristol R430159 
Feb 9
l
 
2-0A
Nov 21
Mar 20
2
Barnet422048 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Feb 6
d
 
2-2A
3
Walsall422048 
Oct 31
Jan 30
Mar 26
Jan 1
4
Crewe422028 
Sep 12
Feb 20
Dec 12
Apr 10
5
Oldham421147 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 13
Jan 16
Oct 17
6
York421117 
Nov 28
May 1
w
 
3-2A
Feb 9
7
Cheltenham421117 
Sep 19
Apr 17
-
-
8
Colchester421107 
-
-
Apr 17
Sep 19
9
Swindon421107 
Feb 13
Sep 5
Mar 13
l
 
2-1A
10
Tranmere413026 
Mar 20
Nov 21
Jan 30
Oct 31
11
Grimsby413016 
May 8
Dec 1
Sep 5
Feb 13
12
Fleetwood413016 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Oct 20
Jan 19
13
Rotherham412105 
Jan 1
Mar 26
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
14
Newport411204 
Apr 13
Oct 10
Oct 24
Jan 23
15
Exeter411204 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Feb 27
Nov 14
16
Chesterfield4112-14 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Sep 26
Apr 24
17
Crawley4112-24 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Feb 20
Sep 12
18
Northampton4031-13 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Apr 3
Dec 29
19
Rochdale4103-23 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 6
Dec 1
May 8
20
Salford4103-33 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Oct 10
Apr 13
21
Gillingham4031-33 
Nov 14
Feb 27
Jan 9
Dec 19
22
Shrewsbury4103-63 
Apr 24
Sep 26
May 1
Nov 28
23
Accrington4022-32 
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
Apr 27
Oct 3
24
Port Vale4022-42 
Oct 3
Apr 27
Dec 26
Mar 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Cheltenham 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2009
Colchester
Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
12
9
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
COU
4
D
1
CHT
3
League games at Cheltenham since 2008
Cheltenham
Colchester
Goals: Scored
11
16
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
COU
4
D
1
CHT
3
Goal Statistics

Colchester United's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Cheltenham Town have conceded in each of their last 7 League Two outings. A PG of 1.7 for D. Cowley's side suggests that run should continue.

Colchester 8th Cheltenham 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Cheltenham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Colchester have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
+24
Cheltenham have scored 24% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Cheltenham
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
COU
CHT
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
COU
CHT
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%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4121
T Lo-TutalaE IandoloO. ThornE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK4
-
S Raggett DEF4
-
E Iandolo DEF41
1
-
R Hunt DEF41
1
-
J Tucker DEF4
1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF41
1
-
J Payne MID41
-
O. Thorn FWD42
-
L. Chiwome FWD4
-
B Ihionvien FWD4
-
H Anderson FWD41
-
P Digby MID3
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M. Sesay FWD3
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J. Williams FWD31
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F Terry DEF2
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J Leake DEF1
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T Bishop MID1
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K Kouassi FWD1
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Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4313
W StanwayC McCannR CundyS McWilliams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Stanway GLK4
-
R Cundy DEF41
-
F Willcox DEF4
1
-
J Tomkinson DEF4
2
-
C McCann MID43
-
J Tomlinson MID4
-
J Shipley MID4
-
B Stevenson MID4
-
A Weimann  FWD41
-
J. Benjamin Evans FWD431
-
J Bickerstaff FWD4
1
-
G Nurse DEF3
-
P Sweeney DEF31
1
-
S McWilliams MID3
3
-
R Broom MID321
-
K. Otchere FWD3
-
J Wilson DEF2
-