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

Sat 6th Dec, 12:30 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

It's a long trek for Gareth Ainsworth's Gillingham side on Saturday lunch time, as they make their way to the JobServe Community Stadium for a League Two showdown with Danny Cowley's Colchester United. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a sound selection is shown below. Go between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds for every one.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Colchester 38%	-	-
Draw 26%	-	-
Gillingham 36%	-	-
Draw 1-1 12%	-	-
Colchester 1-0 10%	-	-
Gillingham 1-0 9%	-	-
Colchester 2-1 8%	-	-
Gillingham 2-1 8%	-	-
Draw 0-0 7%	-	-
Colchester 2-0 6%	-	-
Gillingham 2-0 6%	-	-
Draw 2-2 5%	-	-
Colchester 3-1 4%	-	-
Gillingham 3-1 4%	-	-
Colchester 3-0 3%	-	-
Gillingham 3-0 3%	-	-
Colchester 3-2 2%	-	-
Gillingham 3-2 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 49%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 51%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 48%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 47%	-	-
No 1st Goal 5%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 54%	-	-
BTTS - No 46%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 18%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 17%	-	-
Home/draw 64%	-	-
Away/draw 62%	-	-
Home/away 74%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 74%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 26%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 27%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 73%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 13%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 87%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	-	-
Home DNB 56%	-	-
Away DNB 55%	-	-
Colchester win to nil 20%	-	-
Gillingham win to nil 19%	-	-

Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Colchester have conceded 13 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 8 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Gillingham lay in 7th place on 27 points in the League Two league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 13 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Gillingham have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Gillingham have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

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 Gillingham
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Walsall	17	10	2	5	8	32	Mar 28	w 0-2F	w 1-0F	Apr 3
2	Swindon	17	9	4	4	6	31	Apr 10	d 0-00-0	Mar 17	Jan 1
3	Bromley	17	8	6	3	8	30	l 0-2A	Mar 21	Jan 31	d 2-2A
4	MK Dons	17	8	5	4	14	29	Jan 1	Mar 17	Jan 10	l 3-2A
5	Notts C	17	8	4	5	9	28	Apr 25	w 1-3A	w 1-0F	Jan 4
6	Chesterfield	17	7	7	3	4	28	w 6-2F	Jan 10	w 4-1F	Feb 17
7	Gillingham	17	7	6	4	6	27	Dec 6	Dec 29	-	-
8	Crewe	17	8	3	6	4	27	d 1-1A	Jan 31	w 1-0F	Feb 14
9	Grimsby	17	7	5	5	8	26	Jan 27	w 1-2A	Apr 18	l 1-0A
10	Cambridge	17	7	5	5	3	26	l 1-2F	Feb 17	Dec 26	Mar 14
11	Fleetwood	17	7	5	5	2	26	Jan 24	l 4-2F	Mar 7	Dec 20
12	Salford	17	8	2	7	-2	26	Feb 28	Dec 13	l 1-2A	Apr 11
13	Colchester	17	6	6	5	5	24	-	-	Dec 29	Dec 6
14	Barnet	17	6	6	5	3	24	Feb 21	d 1-1F	d 1-1A	Apr 25
15	Oldham	17	5	8	4	4	23	Apr 3	d 1-1F	Feb 21	w 0-1F
16	Tranmere	17	4	8	5	2	20	d 1-1A	Apr 6	Feb 7	d 1-1A
17	Barrow	17	5	4	8	-5	19	l 0-2A	Feb 14	Dec 13	Feb 28
18	Accrington	17	4	6	7	-2	18	Jan 4	l 1-0A	Apr 6	d 1-1A
19	Crawley	17	4	5	8	-7	17	Mar 13	Dec 26	d 2-2F	Mar 28
20	Bristol R	17	5	2	10	-15	17	d 1-1A	Jan 17	Mar 21	w 0-1F
21	Cheltenham	17	5	2	10	-16	17	Nov 29	May 2	d 1-1A	Jan 27
22	Shrewsbury	17	4	4	9	-13	16	Feb 7	w 0-2F	May 2	Nov 29
23	Harrogate	17	4	3	10	-11	15	w 3-1A	Apr 18	l 0-1A	Jan 24
24	Newport	17	3	2	12	-15	11	Dec 20	Mar 7	Jan 17	w 1-3A

	Promotion
	Promotion Play Off
	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Colchester	1 - 0	Morecambe
Colchester	0 - 2	Accrington
Colchester	1 - 1	Doncaster

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
A	Colchester	1 - 1	Oldham
H	Colchester	1 - 1	Tranmere
H	Colchester	0 - 0	Barrow
A	Colchester	1 - 4	Salford
A	Colchester	0 - 3	Doncaster

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Draw

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol R	0 - 1	Gillingham
Grimsby	1 - 0	Gillingham
MK Dons	3 - 2	Gillingham
Newport	1 - 3	Gillingham
Bromley	2 - 2	Gillingham
Oldham	0 - 1	Gillingham
Tranmere	1 - 1	Gillingham
Accrington	1 - 1	Gillingham
Port Vale	0 - 1	Gillingham
Cheltenham	1 - 1	Gillingham
Chesterfield	1 - 1	Gillingham
Salford	2 - 2	Gillingham
Harrogate	1 - 1	Gillingham
Accrington	1 - 1	Gillingham
Newport	3 - 1	Gillingham
Carlisle	0 - 0	Gillingham
Walsall	1 - 1	Gillingham
Barrow	3 - 0	Gillingham
Grimsby	1 - 1	Gillingham
Tranmere	1 - 1	Gillingham

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Gillingham	1 - 1	Barnet
H	Gillingham	2 - 2	Crawley
A	Gillingham	1 - 0	Bristol R
H	Gillingham	1 - 2	Salford
A	Gillingham	0 - 1	Grimsby
H	Gillingham	1 - 1	Cheltenham
A	Gillingham	2 - 3	MK Dons
H	Gillingham	0 - 1	Harrogate
A	Gillingham	3 - 1	Newport
H	Gillingham	1 - 0	Notts C
A	Gillingham	2 - 2	Bromley
A	Gillingham	1 - 0	Oldham
H	Gillingham	1 - 0	Crewe
H	Gillingham	4 - 1	Chesterfield
A	Gillingham	1 - 1	Tranmere
H	Gillingham	1 - 0	Walsall
A	Gillingham	1 - 1	Accrington
A	Gillingham	1 - 0	Port Vale
H	Gillingham	1 - 1	Swindon
H	Gillingham	1 - 0	AFC Wim

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Colchester

Gillingham

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

6 / 8

5 / 8

Clean sheets

3 / 8

2 / 8

COU

GIL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester	2 - 0
	0 - 1	Gillingham
	0 - 2	Gillingham
Colchester	2 - 1
	1 - 2	Gillingham
Colchester	3 - 0
Colchester	2 - 1
Colchester	5 - 0

Gillingham

Colchester

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 8

6 / 8

Clean sheets

2 / 8

4 / 8

COU

GIL

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

Goal Statistics

	Colchester 13th	Gillingham 7th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.3 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 26% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 61% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal	0 27% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 62% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-2 Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+2 Gillingham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.3 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	1.0 conceded	1.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season

COU

GIL

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Games scored	13		15
Failed to score	4		2
Scored first	7		7
Goals scored	26		23
Avg. goals scored	1.5		1.4
Avg. shots per game	8		9
Avg. shots per goal	5		7
Conversion rate for	19		15
Avg. XG for	1.5		1.5
KickOff rating		+2%

COU

GIL

17%

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Games conceded	14		12
Clean sheets	3		5
Conceded first	9		10
Goals conceded	21		17
Avg. goals conceded	1.2		1
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		9
Conversion rate against	16%		11%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.4
KickOff rating		+17%

Colchester v Gillingham 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
17	6	4	4
J Tucker	H Anderson	J Payne	A Read

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Tucker DEF	17	2	1	2 -
A Read MID	17	1	2	4 -
M Macey GLK	16			2 -
T Bishop MID	16			1 -
S Tovide FWD	15	2	1	1 -
R Hunt DEF	14			1 -
J. Williams FWD	14			1 -
K Vincent-Young DEF	13			2 -
J Payne MID	13	4	4	4 -
H Anderson FWD	13	6	2	1 -
O Edwards FWD	12			1
H. Araujo DEF	11		1	1 -
M. Mbick FWD	11	4	1	-
J. Powell DEF	9			-
T Flanagan DEF	9			1 -
J Gordon FWD	9		1	-
E Iandolo DEF	7			4 -
A. Akande FWD	6		1	-
D Gape MID	4			1 -
B. Perry MID	3			-
W Goodwin FWD	3	1		-
T Smith GLK	2			1 -
J Baldwin DEF	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	10	4	6
H Anderson	M. Mbick	J Payne	J Payne

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
H Anderson FWD	6	8	2	1
J Payne MID	4	9	4	6
M. Mbick FWD	4	10	1	2
J Tucker DEF	2	3	1	1
S Tovide FWD	2	8	1	3
A Read MID	1	4	2	4
W Goodwin FWD	1	2
T Bishop MID		2		3
R Hunt DEF		1		2
J. Williams FWD		3		2
K Vincent-Young DEF				1
O Edwards FWD		1		2
H. Araujo DEF		1	1	1
J. Powell DEF		3		1
J Gordon FWD			1
E Iandolo DEF		1		2
A. Akande FWD		1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
819	35	109
J Tucker	T Bishop	J Tucker

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Tucker DEF	819	10	109
T Bishop MID	677	35	86
A Read MID	675	33	92
H. Araujo DEF	497	13	63
R Hunt DEF	427	14	39
M Macey GLK	408		6
J Payne MID	397	21	60
T Flanagan DEF	386	4	43
E Iandolo DEF	338	10	39
J. Powell DEF	300	17	47
K Vincent-Young DEF	297	19	45
H Anderson FWD	225	31	82
O Edwards FWD	222	13	32
M. Mbick FWD	162	15	58
S Tovide FWD	99	5	49
B. Perry MID	76	8	22
J. Williams FWD	72	3	20
J Gordon FWD	66	6	20
D Gape MID	66	8	16
T Smith GLK	49		1
A. Akande FWD	37	4	10
J Baldwin DEF	34		1
W Goodwin FWD	15		4

Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	5	3	6
R Hutton	B Dack	R Hutton	J Andrews

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
R Hutton DEF	17		3	2 1
R McKenzie MID	17	1		1 -
S Gale MID	16	1	1	5 -
J Andrews FWD	16	3		6 -
A Smith DEF	15		1	4 -
M Clark DEF	15	2	2	3 1
B Dack MID	15	5		4 -
E Coleman MID	15			4 -
E Nevitt FWD	15	1		5 -
G Morris GLK	14		1	1 -
A Rowe MID	13			1 -
J Williams MID	13	1		2 1
S Vokes FWD	13	1	1	1 -
A Little MID	9	2	1	1 -
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD	8	1		-
N Khumbeni MID	7		1	1 -
M. Wyllie FWD	7	1		-
S Ogie DEF	6			1 -
L Cirino DEF	5	1		2 -
G McCleary FWD	5			1 -
J Smith FWD	5	1		-
J Turner GLK	4			-
C Masterson DEF	2			-
T. Akomeah DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	11	3	10
B Dack	J Andrews	R Hutton	R Hutton

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
B Dack MID	5	10		1
J Andrews FWD	3	11		1
M Clark DEF	2	4	2	3
A Little MID	2	2	1
R McKenzie MID	1	4
S Gale MID	1	2	1	1
E Nevitt FWD	1	6		1
J Williams MID	1	2		1
S Vokes FWD	1	8	1	2
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD	1	5		1
M. Wyllie FWD	1	1
L Cirino DEF	1	1
J Smith FWD	1	3
R Hutton DEF		2	3	10
A Smith DEF		1	1
E Coleman MID		3
G Morris GLK			1	1
A Rowe MID		2
N Khumbeni MID		1	1	1
S Ogie DEF		1		1
G McCleary FWD		2
J Turner GLK				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
462	37	146
G Morris	E Coleman	J Andrews

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
G Morris GLK	462	1	7
S Gale MID	413	33	103
M Clark DEF	393	35	69
R Hutton DEF	385	25	66
R McKenzie MID	338	18	81
A Smith DEF	314	19	85
E Coleman MID	303	37	92
J Williams MID	283	18	54
A Little MID	277	17	45
B Dack MID	236	20	41
J Andrews FWD	235	6	146
E Nevitt FWD	170	8	51
S Ogie DEF	164	13	62
J Turner GLK	143		3
S Vokes FWD	114	1	54
A Rowe MID	83	9	21
G McCleary FWD	65	6	13
C Masterson DEF	56	2	12
N Khumbeni MID	52	4	16
J Smith FWD	50	3	6
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD	48	3	17
L Cirino DEF	20	4	16
M. Wyllie FWD	19	2	5
T. Akomeah DEF	8	1	1