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

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

It's a long trek for Paul Warne's MK Dons side on Thursday afternoon, as they make their way to the JobServe Community Stadium for a League Two showdown with Danny Cowley's Colchester United. Analysing both clubs' last 20 League Two matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Colchester
37%
--
Draw
26%
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MK Dons
37%
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Draw 1-1
12%
--
Colchester 1-0
9%
--
MK Dons 1-0
9%
--
Colchester 2-1
8%
--
MK Dons 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Colchester 2-0
6%
--
MK Dons 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Colchester 3-1
4%
--
MK Dons 3-1
4%
--
Colchester 3-0
3%
--
MK Dons 3-0
3%
--
Colchester 3-2
3%
--
MK Dons 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
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BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
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Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
55%
--
Away DNB
55%
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Colchester win to nil
19%
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MK Dons win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Colchester have conceded 16 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 10 games at home, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

MK Dons lay in 5th place on 33 points in the League Two league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 35 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. MK Dons have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

MK Dons have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
MK Dons
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2012351139 
Mar 28
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 23
2
Notts C2011451337 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
Dec 29
l
 
3-2F
3
Swindon201145937 
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 26
Mar 14
4
Bromley201064936 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
5
MK Dons209651433 
Jan 1
Mar 17
-
-
6
Salford201037033 
Feb 28
l
 
4-3F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 28
7
Chesterfield20884532 
w
 
6-2F
Jan 10
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
8
Crewe20947631 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
9
Cambridge20875431 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
d
 
1-1F
Feb 28
10
Gillingham20794630 
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 29
w
 
3-2F
Jan 10
11
Fleetwood20866330 
Jan 24
l
 
4-2F
w
 
2-1F
May 2
12
Colchester20776628 
-
-
Mar 17
Jan 1
13
Barnet20776528 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
d
 
2-2A
14
Grimsby20767527 
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
l
 
2-3A
Jan 31
15
Tranmere20686326 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
16
Oldham20596224 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
17
Accrington20668024 
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
Jan 17
18
Barrow20569-821 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
19
Cheltenham206311-1721 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
w
 
5-0F
Feb 7
20
Shrewsbury20479-1319 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
Jan 24
w
 
1-2F
21
Crawley204610-1018 
Mar 13
Dec 26
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
22
Harrogate204511-1317 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
Mar 7
Dec 20
23
Bristol R205213-2317 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
Jan 27
w
 
0-4F
24
Newport203413-1713 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Feb 14
w
 
1-2A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester0 - 0Gillingham
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
Goals: Scored
31
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
AColchester3 - 4Salford
HColchester0 - 0Gillingham
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
MK Dons 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Notts C3 - 2MK Dons
Tranmere2 - 2MK Dons
Barnet2 - 2MK Dons
Bromley2 - 1MK Dons
Bristol R0 - 4MK Dons
Shrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
Chesterfield1 - 1MK Dons
Newport1 - 2MK Dons
Crawley1 - 1MK Dons
Barrow0 - 2MK Dons
Swindon0 - 0MK Dons
Crewe0 - 1MK Dons
Gillingham1 - 0MK Dons
Notts C3 - 0MK Dons
Carlisle2 - 2MK Dons
Cheltenham0 - 1MK Dons
Port Vale3 - 0MK Dons
Accrington2 - 0MK Dons
Bradford2 - 0MK Dons
Tranmere1 - 1MK Dons
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMK Dons1 - 1Cambridge
AMK Dons2 - 3Notts C
HMK Dons2 - 1Fleetwood
AMK Dons2 - 2Tranmere
HMK Dons2 - 0Salford
AMK Dons2 - 2Barnet
AMK Dons1 - 2Bromley
HMK Dons3 - 1Crewe
AMK Dons4 - 0Bristol R
HMK Dons3 - 2Gillingham
AMK Dons2 - 1Shrewsbury
HMK Dons1 - 2Accrington
AMK Dons1 - 1Chesterfield
HMK Dons2 - 3Grimsby
HMK Dons0 - 1Walsall
AMK Dons2 - 1Newport
AMK Dons1 - 1Crawley
HMK Dons5 - 0Cheltenham
AMK Dons2 - 0Barrow
HMK Dons0 - 0Oldham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2004
Colchester
MK Dons
Goals: Scored
15
19
Games: Scored
8 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
4 / 12
COU
5
MKD
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester2 - 0
2 - 3MK Dons
Colchester2 - 0
0 - 1MK Dons
Colchester3 - 1
0 - 2MK Dons
1 - 5MK Dons
1 - 3MK Dons
Colchester2 - 0
0 - 3MK Dons
Colchester2 - 0
0 - 1MK Dons
League games at MK Dons since 2005
MK Dons
Colchester
Goals: Scored
20
7
Games: Scored
9 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
3 / 12
COU
2
D
4
MKD
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT MK Dons
0 - 1Colchester
MK Dons1 - 0
0 - 1Colchester
MK Dons6 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
MK Dons5 - 1
MK Dons1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
MK Dons2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
MK Dons2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Colchester 12th MK Dons 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.4
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
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that MK Dons 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
MK Dons have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
MK Dons
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
COU
MKD
21%
better
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Games scored15
18
Failed to score5
2
Scored first9
12
Goals scored31
38
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
22
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
COU
MKD
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
15
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first9
7
Goals conceded25
24
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20744
J TuckerH AndersonH AndersonA Read
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF2021
2
-
A Read MID2022
4
-
M Macey GLK19
2
-
T Bishop MID18
1
-
S Tovide FWD1822
1
-
R Hunt DEF16
1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF16
2
-
J. Williams FWD16
1
-
H Anderson FWD1674
2
-
O Edwards FWD15
1
H. Araujo DEF141
1
-
M. Mbick FWD1451
-
J Payne MID1344
4
-
E Iandolo DEF101
4
-
J Gordon FWD101
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
T Flanagan DEF9
1
-
D Gape MID6
2
-
W Goodwin FWD61
-
A. Akande FWD61
-
T Smith GLK3
1
-
B. Perry MID3
-
J Baldwin DEF2
-
MK Dons League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20756
A GilbeyN Mendez-LaingC PatersonL Offord
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Collar MID2021
2
-
L Kelly MID204
2
-
A Gilbey MID2062
4
-
C MacGillivray GLK19
-
L Offord DEF1911
5
1
A Nemane MID1921
2
-
C Paterson FWD1965
3
-
M Ekpiteta DEF181
2
-
N Mendez-Laing FWD1872
4
-
R Hepburn-Murphy FWD1541
1
-
K Thompson-Sommers MID141
2
-
J Sanders DEF132
3
-
D Crowley MID131
1
-
J Leko FWD131
3
1
J Mellish DEF121
1
1
J Tomlinson MID10
-
G Jones DEF91
1
-
L Maguire  DEF71
2
-
C Lemonheigh-Evans MID61
1
-
A Collins FWD6
-
S Hogan FWD61
-
N Thompson DEF5
2
-
C Trueman GLK2
-
K Wilson DEF1
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Barrow v Cheltenham
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Cambridge v Accrington
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Crewe v Bristol R
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Notts C v Walsall
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Bromley v Grimsby
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Shrewsbury v Chesterfield
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Harrogate v MK Dons
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Colchester v Newport
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Fleetwood v Gillingham
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Oldham v Tranmere
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Swindon v Crawley
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Barnet v Salford
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Bristol R v Bromley
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Salford v Harrogate
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
MK Dons v Swindon
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Grimsby v Oldham
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Gillingham v Cambridge
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Cheltenham v Shrewsbury
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Accrington v Barrow
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Chesterfield v Notts C
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Walsall v Crewe
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Crawley v Colchester
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Newport v Barnet
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Tranmere v Fleetwood
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Newport v Crewe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:30
Walsall v Oldham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bristol R v Barnet
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Chesterfield v Cambridge
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Salford v Fleetwood
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
MK Dons v Notts C
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Grimsby v Shrewsbury
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Tranmere v Barrow
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Accrington v Harrogate
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Crawley v Bromley
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Gillingham v Colchester
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cheltenham v Swindon
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Fleetwood v Grimsby
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Oldham v Chesterfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Bristol R
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Colchester v MK Dons
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Bromley v Newport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Harrogate v Tranmere
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Salford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Walsall
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barnet v Crawley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Cheltenham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Accrington
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Swindon v Gillingham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00