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

Sat 18th Oct, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Simon Weaver will be hoping for a precious away win in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Harrogate Town side to the JobServe Community Stadium to visit Colchester United and Danny Cowley. Below we've got predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. All is accessible using the tabs below.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
45%
--
Draw
27%
--
Harrogate
28%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Colchester 1-0
12%
--
Harrogate 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Colchester 2-1
9%
--
Colchester 2-0
9%
--
Harrogate 2-1
7%
--
Harrogate 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Colchester 3-1
4%
--
Colchester 3-0
4%
--
Harrogate 3-1
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Harrogate 3-0
2%
--
Harrogate 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
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Colchester win to nil
27%
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Harrogate win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 19th 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 5 and won 1. Colchester have conceded 15 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Harrogate lay in 15th place on 14 points in the League Two league table having played 10 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 3 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Harrogate have conceded 1 goal and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Harrogate have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Harrogate
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall11812825 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Nov 22
Apr 25
2
Swindon11803924 
Apr 10
Oct 25
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
3
Grimsby116321021 
Jan 27
Oct 11
d
 
3-3F
Apr 3
4
Gillingham11632721 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
5
Salford11614219 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 14
Dec 26
6
MK Dons11533718 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Dec 20
Mar 7
7
Cambridge11533418 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
8
Chesterfield11533118 
w
 
6-2F
Jan 10
l
 
1-2A
Feb 14
9
Notts C11524717 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Mar 28
Nov 15
10
Barnet11524217 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
May 2
Nov 29
11
Bristol R11524017 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
12
Crewe10514316 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
Oct 6
Jan 10
13
Bromley11362215 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
14
Fleetwood11434-115 
Jan 24
l
 
4-2F
Jan 27
Oct 11
15
Harrogate10424-114 
Oct 18
Apr 18
-
-
16
Oldham11353114 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
Nov 8
Mar 21
17
Barrow11416-313 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
w
 
1-0F
Feb 17
18
Tranmere10253111 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Jan 1
Mar 17
19
Colchester11254011 
-
-
Apr 18
Oct 18
20
Accrington10235-69 
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
Dec 9
Dec 29
21
Crawley11227-118 
Mar 13
Dec 26
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
22
Cheltenham11218-187 
Nov 29
May 2
Feb 27
Dec 13
23
Shrewsbury11137-136 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Jan 17
24
Newport11128-115 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Oct 25
Apr 11
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Harrogate 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Harrogate have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Colchester
League games at Colchester since 2020
Colchester
Harrogate
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
COU
3
HTO
2
League games at Harrogate since 2021
Harrogate
Colchester
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
COU
2
D
1
HTO
2
Goal Statistics
Colchester 19th Harrogate 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Harrogate will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-23
Harrogate have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Harrogate
1.4
1
Attack rating
COU
HTO
6%
better
view stats
Games scored8
8
Failed to score2
2
Scored first5
6
Goals scored10
11
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
COU
HTO
23%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
6
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first5
4
Goals conceded14
12
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+23%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11433
J TuckerJ PayneJ PayneJ Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF1121
1
-
T Bishop MID11
-
A Read MID1111
1
-
M Macey GLK10
1
-
J Payne MID1043
3
-
S Tovide FWD101
1
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
R Hunt DEF9
1
-
J. Williams FWD9
1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF8
1
-
O Edwards FWD8
1
T Flanagan DEF7
-
H Anderson FWD721
1
-
J Gordon FWD7
-
A. Akande FWD61
-
H. Araujo DEF5
1
-
M. Mbick FWD511
-
D Gape MID4
1
-
B. Perry MID3
-
T Smith GLK2
1
-
J Baldwin DEF2
-
E Iandolo DEF1
-
W Goodwin FWD1
-
Harrogate League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10422
J BelshawS Duke-McKennaB MorrisW Burrell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Belshaw GLK10
-
W Burrell DEF101
2
-
A O'Connor DEF10
2
-
J Evans MID101
2
-
S Duke-McKenna MID1041
2
-
R Smith MID101
-
B Morris MID102
2
-
E Taylor MID101
2
-
C McAleny FWD92
1
-
L Cass DEF81
-
S McCoulsky FWD812
1
-
J Muldoon FWD72
-
T Bradbury DEF6
1
-
B Faulkner DEF6
-
M Bennett FWD4
-
B Fox MID3
-
T Hill MID3
1
-
J Slater DEF2
1
-
Z Asare DEF2
1
-
T. Cursons MID1
-
L Sutton MID1
-