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

Fri 13th Mar, 19:45 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester United and Crawley Town clash at the JobServe Community Stadium on Friday evening, with both Danny Cowley and Scott Lindsey aiming for victory in the League Two. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will update as you explore each of the seventeen betting markets using the tabs below. Odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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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
59%
--
Draw
25%
--
Crawley
16%
--
Colchester 1-0
16%
--
Colchester 2-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Colchester 2-1
9%
--
Crawley 1-0
7%
--
Colchester 3-0
7%
--
Colchester 3-1
5%
--
Crawley 2-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Colchester 4-0
3%
--
Crawley 2-0
2%
--
Colchester 4-1
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Crawley 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
57%
--
Away 1st Goal
36%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
40%
--
BTTS - No
60%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
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BTTS - Draw
15%
--
BTTS - Away Win
6%
--
Home/draw
84%
--
Away/draw
41%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
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%
--
Home DNB
76%
--
Away DNB
33%
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Colchester win to nil
40%
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Crawley win to nil
10%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 6 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Colchester have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 33 goals.

Home League Performance

Colchester have played 17 games at home winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Crawley are in 21st position in the League Two on 28 points having played 35 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 33 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 10 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 10 and won 3. Crawley have conceded 52 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 13 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Crawley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley34191142368 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-1F
2
Cambridge34181062264 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-1A
3
MK Dons34171162962 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 18
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Swindon35195111662 
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
5
Notts C3418791961 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
6
Crewe35168111156 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
7
Salford3317412355 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-3F
May 2
l
 
4-3F
8
Chesterfield3413147853 
w
 
6-2F
Mar 3
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
9
Barnet35141110753 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 17
l
 
2-1A
10
Walsall3315810653 
Mar 28
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
11
Grimsby3314109952 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
Apr 6
l
 
3-0A
12
Colchester331310101349 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Mar 13
13
Accrington3413714146 
-
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
14
Oldham3211129645 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
15
Fleetwood3312912145 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 21
16
Gillingham33111111044 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Mar 28
d
 
2-2A
17
Shrewsbury3510817-2038 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
18
Cheltenham3310617-2136 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
19
Tranmere349817-1335 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
20
Bristol R349421-2431 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
Apr 11
21
Crawley3561019-2328 
Mar 13
d
 
1-1A
-
-
22
Barrow337620-1827 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
23
Harrogate356920-2727 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Newport346721-2825 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 7
l
 
1-2A
Apr 3
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Crawley 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Crawley have not lost to Colchester in 5 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Colchester since 2012
Colchester
Crawley
Goals: Scored
17
17
Games: Scored
10 / 11
11 / 11
Clean sheets
0 / 11
1 / 11
COU
2
D
5
CRA
4
League games at Crawley since 2013
Crawley
Colchester
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
9 / 12
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
3 / 12
COU
2
D
4
CRA
6
Goal Statistics

An absolutely awful PG of just 0.7 should cause concerns for Crawley Town fans, as should a 5 League Two matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Colchester 12th Crawley 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 50% probability that Crawley will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-36
Crawley have scored 36% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Crawley
1.6
0.7
Attack rating
24%
better
COU
CRA
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Games scored24
22
Failed to score8
12
Scored first15
13
Goals scored48
33
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
10
Conversion rate for19
10
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
19%
better
COU
CRA
view stats
Games conceded24
27
Clean sheets8
7
Conceded first15
19
Goals conceded34
54
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
331056
J TuckerJ PayneS TovideA Read
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF3321
2
-
M Macey GLK32
3
-
A Read MID3252
6
-
S Tovide FWD3135
5
-
R Hunt DEF281
3
-
H. Araujo DEF271
3
-
K Vincent-Young DEF27
4
-
T Bishop MID271
2
-
J Payne MID26105
5
-
O Edwards FWD2611
1
1
J. Williams FWD231
1
-
H Anderson FWD2074
2
-
M. Mbick FWD2072
2
-
W Goodwin FWD182
3
-
E Iandolo DEF151
5
-
J Gordon FWD131
-
T Flanagan DEF10
1
-
D Gape MID10
4
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
A. Akande FWD71
-
T Smith GLK3
1
-
B. Perry MID3
-
J Baldwin DEF2
-
Crawley League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33658
J FlintH McKirdyD PereiraJ Williams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Flint DEF3312
4
-
H Forster MID2932
2
-
H McKirdy FWD2663
5
1
J Williams MID252
8
-
G Bajrami DEF2421
6
-
K Tshimanga  FWD234
1
-
A Adeyemo FWD2311
3
-
D Pereira FWD225
1
-
R Brown MID2022
3
-
D Conroy DEF19
3
-
L Watson MID19
3
-
H Davies GLK17
2
-
J Roles MID162
2
-
M Anderson MID152
4
-
G Holohan MID14
2
-
K. Dixon FWD14
-
R Loft FWD123
2
1
L. Flower FWD1221
2
-
J Wollacott  GLK9
-
K Scott MID9
6
-
S Malone DEF511
1
-
D Cashman FWD5
1
-
T. Showunmi FWD2
-
J Mukena DEF1
-
B Radcliffe DEF1
1
-
C Barker DEF11
8
-