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

Sat 3rd Oct, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Port Vale pay League Two rivals Colchester United a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Jon Brady guides his side into an away clash with Danny Cowley & co. at the JobServe Community Stadium. For each and every League Two fixture, KickOff explores the statistics for multiple markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside odds.


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Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Colchester
63%
--
Draw
24%
--
Port Vale
13%
--
Colchester 1-0
18%
--
Colchester 2-0
15%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Colchester 2-1
8%
--
Colchester 3-0
8%
--
Port Vale 1-0
6%
--
Colchester 3-1
5%
--
Colchester 4-0
3%
--
Port Vale 2-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
2%
--
Colchester 4-1
2%
--
Port Vale 2-0
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
1%
--
Colchester 5-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
60%
--
Away 1st Goal
33%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
36%
--
BTTS - No
64%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
13%
--
BTTS - Away Win
4%
--
Home/draw
87%
--
Away/draw
37%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
80%
--
Away DNB
30%
--
Colchester win to nil
45%
--
Port Vale win to nil
9%
--
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barnet7430715 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Mar 20
Nov 21
2
Walsall7340613 
Oct 31
Jan 30
Apr 17
l
 
2-0A
3
Grimsby7340513 
May 8
Dec 1
Oct 10
Apr 13
4
Gillingham7331512 
Nov 14
Feb 27
Jan 19
Oct 20
5
Cheltenham7331312 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 17
Mar 29
Dec 26
6
Bristol R7403112 
Feb 9
l
 
2-0A
Dec 29
Apr 3
7
York7322311 
Nov 28
May 1
Jan 23
Oct 24
8
Chesterfield7322211 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Oct 17
Jan 16
9
Crewe7250211 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 20
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 6
10
Tranmere7241210 
Mar 20
Nov 21
d
 
1-1F
Mar 13
11
Fleetwood7241110 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Jan 1
Mar 26
12
Salford7313-110 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Feb 13
l
 
1-0A
13
Swindon7313-310 
Feb 13
l
 
3-1F
Feb 9
l
 
3-1F
14
Rotherham723209 
Jan 1
Mar 26
Dec 19
Jan 9
15
Colchester7232-29 
-
-
Apr 27
Oct 3
16
Oldham7214-17 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 13
Mar 6
l
 
2-0A
17
Rochdale7214-37 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 6
Oct 31
Jan 30
18
Shrewsbury7214-67 
Apr 24
Sep 26
Apr 10
Dec 12
19
Newport7133-16 
Apr 13
Oct 10
Nov 28
May 1
20
Exeter7133-16 
Oct 17
Jan 16
w
 
1-0F
Feb 20
21
Accrington7133-36 
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
Nov 14
Feb 27
22
Northampton7133-36 
Jan 23
Oct 24
-
Apr 24
23
Port Vale7124-65 
Oct 3
Apr 27
-
-
24
Crawley7115-74 
Dec 29
Apr 3
May 8
Dec 1
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Win / draw / win form
Colchester 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester1 - 1Cheltenham
Colchester1 - 1Crewe
Colchester1 - 0Rochdale
Colchester2 - 1Oldham
Colchester0 - 1Notts C
Colchester2 - 1Accrington
Colchester3 - 0Swindon
Colchester1 - 3Oldham
Colchester1 - 1Walsall
Colchester0 - 0Crawley
Colchester0 - 1Salford
Colchester4 - 1Barnet
Colchester2 - 0Shrewsbury
Colchester0 - 1Grimsby
Colchester2 - 1Fleetwood
Colchester1 - 0MK Dons
Colchester4 - 1Newport
Colchester0 - 0Gillingham
Colchester2 - 0Cheltenham
Colchester0 - 2Bromley
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColchester1 - 1Cheltenham
HColchester1 - 1Crewe
AColchester1 - 3Swindon
AColchester0 - 2Bristol R
HColchester1 - 0Rochdale
HColchester2 - 1Oldham
AColchester2 - 2Accrington
AColchester4 - 1Cheltenham
HColchester0 - 1Notts C
AColchester0 - 1Harrogate
HColchester2 - 1Accrington
HColchester3 - 0Swindon
AColchester1 - 0Tranmere
HColchester1 - 3Oldham
HColchester1 - 1Walsall
AColchester0 - 1Bromley
AColchester0 - 1MK Dons
HColchester0 - 0Crawley
AColchester2 - 1Newport
AColchester0 - 3Chesterfield
Port Vale 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
D
1
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Walsall2 - 0Port Vale
Salford1 - 0Port Vale
Swindon3 - 1Port Vale
Oldham2 - 0Port Vale
Stockport1 - 2Port Vale
Plymouth2 - 1Port Vale
Cardiff1 - 0Port Vale
Peterborough1 - 3Port Vale
Wycombe4 - 0Port Vale
Doncaster1 - 0Port Vale
Blackpool3 - 2Port Vale
Northampton0 - 1Port Vale
Stevenage2 - 1Port Vale
L Orient0 - 1Port Vale
Mansfield3 - 0Port Vale
Bradford1 - 0Port Vale
Huddersfield5 - 0Port Vale
Luton2 - 2Port Vale
Lincoln1 - 0Port Vale
Bolton4 - 0Port Vale
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APort Vale0 - 2Walsall
HPort Vale1 - 0Exeter
APort Vale0 - 1Salford
APort Vale1 - 3Swindon
HPort Vale0 - 0Crewe
HPort Vale1 - 1Tranmere
APort Vale0 - 2Oldham
HPort Vale0 - 2Lincoln
APort Vale2 - 1Stockport
APort Vale1 - 2Plymouth
APort Vale0 - 1Cardiff
HPort Vale0 - 0Wigan
APort Vale3 - 1Peterborough
HPort Vale0 - 0Barnsley
HPort Vale1 - 0Rotherham
APort Vale0 - 4Wycombe
APort Vale0 - 1Doncaster
HPort Vale1 - 0Bolton
APort Vale2 - 3Blackpool
HPort Vale0 - 0Huddersfield
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2004
Colchester
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
15
9
Games: Scored
10 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
1 / 11
COU
7
D
2
PTV
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester2 - 1
Colchester1 - 0
0 - 1Port Vale
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 1
1 - 2Port Vale
Colchester1 - 0
Colchester2 - 1
Colchester2 - 1
League games at Port Vale since 2005
Port Vale
Colchester
Goals: Scored
15
10
Games: Scored
8 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
3 / 11
COU
3
D
4
PTV
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
Draw1 - 1Draw
Port Vale3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Port Vale3 - 0
0 - 3Colchester
Draw2 - 2Draw
Port Vale2 - 0
1 - 2Colchester
Port Vale2 - 0
0 - 1Colchester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dismal PG of just 0.6 should cause concerns for Port Vale fans, as should a 7 League Two games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Colchester 15th Port Vale 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.6
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
56%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 56% probability that Port Vale will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Colchester have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-29
Port Vale have scored 29% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.6
0.6
Attack rating
44%
better
COU
PTV
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Games scored5
3
Failed to score1
3
Scored first4
3
Goals scored7
3
Avg. goals scored1
0.4
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal8
16
Conversion rate for13
6
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+44%
Defence rating
COU
PTV
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
4
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first2
2
Goals conceded9
7
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.9
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7232
T Lo-TutalaH AndersonO. ThornE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK7
-
S Raggett DEF7
-
E Iandolo DEF711
2
-
R Hunt DEF71
1
-
J Tucker DEF7
1
-
J Payne MID71
-
O. Thorn FWD73
1
-
H Anderson FWD72
1
-
M. Sesay MID611
-
L. Chiwome FWD6
-
B Ihionvien FWD6
-
J. Williams FWD61
1
K Vincent-Young DEF51
1
-
F Terry DEF4
-
P Digby MID4
-
K Kouassi FWD41
-
J Williams MID3
-
J Leake DEF1
-
S. Kuffour DEF1
-
T Bishop MID1
-
Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7213
J Lawrence-GabrielG ByersJ Lawrence-GabrielK Dempsey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF7
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF71
2
-
K Dempsey MID7
3
-
O. Lynch FWD71
-
O Hernández FWD7
-
J Smith GLK6
-
L Montsma  DEF6
1
-
G Hall MID6
1
-
B Garrity MID6
3
-
J. Headley MID6
-
B Waine FWD6
-
C Humphreys DEF5
1
-
L Gordon DEF5
1
-
R. Walters MID5
-
G Byers MID42
2
-
T Simpson FWD4
-
K John DEF3
-
M Craig MID2
-
M Faal FWD2
-
M Marosi GLK1
-
J Moon DEF1
1
-
R Croasdale MID1
-
K. Figuora FWD1
-
M. Asamoah FWD1
-
M Watters FWD1
-