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

JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Gillingham pay League Two competitors Colchester United a visit on Saturday lunch time, as Gareth Ainsworth leads his men into an away clash with Danny Cowley & co. at the JobServe Community Stadium. The odds you see on the page are delivered directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to League Two match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.

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Colchester United's next match is v Salford at 12:30 on Saturday 13th December
Gillingham's next match is v Barrow at 15:00 on Saturday 13th December
The last English League Two meeting between Colchester and Gillingham was on Saturday 6th December 2025
English League Two
December 6th 2025
Colchester 0
0 Gillingham
 
COU
GIL
Shots On
2
3
Shots Off
6
4
Corners
1
6
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
14
14
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
ColchesterGillingham
 
M. Macey
E. Iandolo
J. Tucker
H. Araujo
K. Vincent-Young
T. Bishop (D. Gape 87')
A. Read
H. Anderson
S. Tovide (J. Williams 78')
K. Lisbie (O. Edwards 68')
M. Mbick (W. Goodwin 87')
R. Hutton
J. Turner
(S. Ogie 79') T. Akomeah
E. Coleman
A. Little
(M. Clark 80') A. Rowe
R. McKenzie
(J. Williams 80') B. Dack
S. Gale
G. McCleary
(E. Nevitt 69') S. Palmer-Houlden

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our best tip on this fixture, meaning that the sides will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during 90 mins. Both Colchester and Gillingham's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.30.

In-Play
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Colchester are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
44%
8/1128/1
Draw
25%
13/51/150
Gillingham
31%
7/233/1
Draw 1-1
12%
6/128/1
Colchester 1-0
9%
11/211/2
Colchester 2-1
9%
15/2125/1
Gillingham 1-0
7%
11/17/1
Gillingham 2-1
7%
14/1125/1
Colchester 2-0
7%
7/133/1
Draw 0-0
6%
17/21/4
Draw 2-2
6%
16/1150/1
Colchester 3-1
5%
14/1250/1
Gillingham 2-0
5%
22/150/1
Colchester 3-0
4%
12/1150/1
Gillingham 3-1
3%
40/1250/1
Colchester 3-2
3%
28/1200/1
Gillingham 3-2
2%
40/1125/1
Gillingham 3-0
2%
50/1150/1
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
1/1100/1
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
4/51/1000
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/725/1
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/828/1
No 1st Goal
3%
17/21/1000
BTTS - Yes
57%
5/645/1
BTTS - No
43%
5/61/1000
BTTS - Home Win
22%
3/180/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/425/1
BTTS - Away Win
16%
17/290/1
Home/draw
69%
2/111/33
Away/draw
56%
21/201/20
Home/away
75%
2/79/2
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
3/1028/1
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
12/51/1000
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
5/2125/1
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
2/71/200
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
6/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/101/50
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
16/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/331/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/169/2
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/12/15
Home DNB
62%
2/71/3
Away DNB
48%
5/221/10
Colchester win to nil
22%
7/4-
Gillingham win to nil
15%
7/1-
Colchester / Colchester
29%
7/413/2
Colchester / Gillingham
2%
40/140/1
Colchester / Draw
6%
14/120/1
Draw / Colchester
18%
7/217/10
Draw / Gillingham
9%
17/24/1
Draw / Draw
16%
9/22/1
Gillingham / Colchester
4%
22/128/1
Gillingham / Gillingham
11%
7/112/1
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/122/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Colchester have conceded 7 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 9 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Gillingham lay in 8th place on 28 points in the League Two league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Gillingham have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Gillingham have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Gillingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1811251035 
Mar 28
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
2
Swindon181044734 
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 17
Jan 1
3
MK Dons189541532 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Jan 10
l
 
3-2A
4
Notts C189451031 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
5
Bromley18864630 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
6
Gillingham19784629 
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 29
-
-
7
Cambridge18855429 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
Dec 26
Mar 14
8
Salford18927-129 
Feb 28
Dec 13
l
 
1-2A
Apr 11
9
Colchester19775728 
-
-
Dec 29
d
 
0-00-0
10
Chesterfield18774328 
w
 
6-2F
Jan 10
w
 
4-1F
Feb 17
11
Crewe18837327 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
12
Grimsby18756726 
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
13
Fleetwood18756126 
Jan 24
l
 
4-2F
Mar 7
Dec 20
14
Barnet18675325 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
15
Tranmere18585323 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
16
Oldham18585323 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
17
Accrington18567-121 
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
18
Barrow18558-520 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
Dec 13
Feb 28
19
Crawley18459-817 
Mar 13
Dec 26
d
 
2-2F
Mar 28
20
Shrewsbury18459-1317 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
May 2
d
 
3-3A
21
Bristol R185211-1617 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
22
Cheltenham185211-1817 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
23
Harrogate184410-1116 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
24
Newport183312-1512 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Jan 17
w
 
1-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Colchester have won 3 consecutive league games
3
Gillingham have drawn 3 consecutive league games
Colchester 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester2 - 0Cheltenham
Colchester0 - 2Bromley
Colchester3 - 1Harrogate
Colchester6 - 2Chesterfield
Colchester1 - 1Bristol R
Colchester1 - 1Crewe
Colchester0 - 2Barrow
Colchester1 - 2Cambridge
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
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColchester2 - 0Cheltenham
AColchester3 - 1Notts C
AColchester2 - 0Walsall
HColchester0 - 2Bromley
AColchester0 - 0Swindon
HColchester3 - 1Harrogate
AColchester2 - 1Grimsby
HColchester6 - 2Chesterfield
AColchester2 - 4Fleetwood
HColchester1 - 1Bristol R
AColchester0 - 1Accrington
HColchester1 - 1Crewe
AColchester1 - 1Barnet
HColchester0 - 2Barrow
HColchester1 - 2Cambridge
AColchester2 - 0Shrewsbury
AColchester1 - 1Oldham
HColchester1 - 1Tranmere
HColchester0 - 0Barrow
AColchester1 - 4Salford
Gillingham 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
12
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
Bristol R0 - 1Gillingham
Grimsby1 - 0Gillingham
MK Dons3 - 2Gillingham
Newport1 - 3Gillingham
Bromley2 - 2Gillingham
Oldham0 - 1Gillingham
Tranmere1 - 1Gillingham
Accrington1 - 1Gillingham
Port Vale0 - 1Gillingham
Cheltenham1 - 1Gillingham
Chesterfield1 - 1Gillingham
Salford2 - 2Gillingham
Harrogate1 - 1Gillingham
Accrington1 - 1Gillingham
Newport3 - 1Gillingham
Carlisle0 - 0Gillingham
Walsall1 - 1Gillingham
Barrow3 - 0Gillingham
Grimsby1 - 1Gillingham
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGillingham3 - 3Shrewsbury
HGillingham1 - 1Barnet
HGillingham2 - 2Crawley
AGillingham1 - 0Bristol R
HGillingham1 - 2Salford
AGillingham0 - 1Grimsby
HGillingham1 - 1Cheltenham
AGillingham2 - 3MK Dons
HGillingham0 - 1Harrogate
AGillingham3 - 1Newport
HGillingham1 - 0Notts C
AGillingham2 - 2Bromley
AGillingham1 - 0Oldham
HGillingham1 - 0Crewe
HGillingham4 - 1Chesterfield
AGillingham1 - 1Tranmere
HGillingham1 - 0Walsall
AGillingham1 - 1Accrington
AGillingham1 - 0Port Vale
HGillingham1 - 1Swindon
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2005
Colchester
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
15
7
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
COU
5
GIL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester2 - 0
0 - 1Gillingham
0 - 2Gillingham
Colchester2 - 1
1 - 2Gillingham
Colchester3 - 0
Colchester2 - 1
Colchester5 - 0
League games at Gillingham since 2005
Gillingham
Colchester
Goals: Scored
6
9
Games: Scored
4 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
4 / 8
COU
3
D
3
GIL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gillingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Colchester
0 - 1Colchester
Gillingham1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Colchester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Gillingham2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Colchester 9th Gillingham 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
Gillingham have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Gillingham
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
COU
GIL
2%
better
view stats
Games scored14
16
Failed to score4
2
Scored first8
7
Goals scored28
26
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
15
Avg. XG for1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
COU
GIL
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
13
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first9
11
Goals conceded21
20
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+5%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19744
J TuckerK. LisbieK. LisbieE Iandolo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK18
2
-
K Vincent-Young DEF15
2
-
J Tucker DEF1921
2
-
H. Araujo DEF131
1
-
E Iandolo DEF9
4
-
T Bishop MID17
1
-
A Read MID1912
4
-
K. Lisbie MID1974
3
-
M. Mbick MID1351
-
H Anderson MID1564
2
-
S Tovide FWD1721
1
-
Subs
T Smith GLK2
1
-
R Hunt DEF15
1
-
S. Kuffour DEF1
-
D Gape MID5
2
-
O Edwards MID14
1
J. Williams FWD16
1
-
W Goodwin FWD51
-
Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19536
R HuttonB DackR HuttonS Gale
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Turner GLK6
-
R Hutton DEF193
3
1
R McKenzie DEF192
1
-
S Gale DEF1811
6
-
T. Akomeah DEF2
-
E Coleman MID17
4
-
A Little MID1021
1
-
G McCleary MID71
1
-
B Dack MID175
4
-
A Rowe MID14
2
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD101
-
Subs
T Holtam GLK
-
M Clark DEF1722
3
1
S Ogie DEF7
2
-
J Williams MID151
2
1
E Nevitt FWD172
5
-