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

Sat 28th Mar, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Matthew Sadler guides his Walsall team to the JobServe Community Stadium in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, with Danny Cowley's Colchester United waiting for them. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've sifted through our 20+ year database and dug out the statistics that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Colchester 43%	-	-
Draw 28%	-	-
Walsall 28%	-	-
Colchester 1-0 14%	-	-
Draw 1-1 13%	-	-
Draw 0-0 11%	-	-
Walsall 1-0 10%	-	-
Colchester 2-0 9%	-	-
Colchester 2-1 8%	-	-
Walsall 2-1 6%	-	-
Walsall 2-0 5%	-	-
Draw 2-2 4%	-	-
Colchester 3-0 4%	-	-
Colchester 3-1 4%	-	-
Walsall 3-1 2%	-	-
Colchester 3-2 2%	-	-
Walsall 3-0 2%	-	-
Walsall 3-2 1%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 39%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 61%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 50%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 43%	-	-
No 1st Goal 7%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 45%	-	-
BTTS - No 55%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 16%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 11%	-	-
Home/draw 72%	-	-
Away/draw 57%	-	-
Home/away 72%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 65%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 35%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 19%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 81%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 8%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 92%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 3%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 97%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 89%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 11%	-	-
Home DNB 63%	-	-
Away DNB 48%	-	-
Colchester win to nil 27%	-	-
Walsall win to nil 17%	-	-

Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 36 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 3 and won 5. Colchester have conceded 20 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 18 games at home, winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 28 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Walsall lay in 10th place on 56 points in the League Two league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 8 games. They have scored 29 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Walsall have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Walsall have played 19 away games, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 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 Walsall
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Bromley	37	20	13	4	24	73	l 0-2A	Mar 21	w 3-1A	May 2
2	MK Dons	37	20	11	6	37	71	w 1-0F	Mar 18	l 0-2A	w 0-1F
3	Cambridge	36	19	11	6	27	68	l 1-2F	d 1-1A	Mar 17	l 2-0A
4	Notts C	36	19	7	10	19	64	Apr 25	w 1-3A	l 1-2F	d 0-00-0
5	Salford	37	20	4	13	5	64	l 0-1A	l 4-3F	w 1-0F	l 1-0A
6	Swindon	37	19	6	12	15	63	Apr 10	d 0-00-0	w 2-1F	Apr 6
7	Chesterfield	37	15	14	8	11	59	w 6-2F	l 3-0A	w 1-0F	d 2-2A
8	Grimsby	36	15	11	10	10	56	l 0-1A	w 1-2A	l 0-1A	d 2-2F
9	Crewe	37	16	8	13	7	56	d 1-1A	l 1-0A	w 1-0F	w 0-3F
10	Walsall	37	16	8	13	6	56	Mar 28	w 0-2F	-	-
11	Colchester	36	14	11	11	11	53	-	-	l 0-2A	Mar 28
12	Barnet	37	14	11	12	4	53	w 4-1F	d 1-1F	l 1-3A	w 1-2F
13	Oldham	35	13	13	9	9	52	Apr 3	d 1-1F	l 1-2A	w 0-1F
14	Fleetwood	37	13	12	12	2	51	w 2-1F	l 4-2F	l 0-1A	d 1-1A
15	Accrington	36	13	9	14	1	48	Apr 14	l 1-0A	d 0-00-0	w 1-3F
16	Gillingham	36	11	12	13	-9	45	d 0-00-0	d 1-1A	Apr 3	l 1-0A
17	Cheltenham	36	11	8	17	-19	41	w 2-0F	May 2	Apr 11	l 1-0A
18	Shrewsbury	37	11	8	18	-21	41	w 2-0F	w 0-2F	d 1-1F	w 1-2F
19	Bristol R	37	11	4	22	-22	37	d 1-1A	w 0-1F	w 2-1A	l 2-0A
20	Tranmere	37	9	9	19	-17	36	d 1-1A	Apr 6	w 4-2F	w 1-3F
21	Newport	37	8	7	22	-26	31	w 4-1F	w 1-2F	Mar 21	w 2-4A
22	Crawley	37	6	12	19	-23	30	d 0-00-0	d 1-1A	d 0-00-0	d 1-1A
23	Barrow	36	7	8	21	-20	29	l 0-2A	l 1-0A	l 1-2A	Apr 18
24	Harrogate	37	6	9	22	-31	27	w 3-1A	Apr 18	Apr 25	w 0-2F

	Promotion
	Promotion Play Off
	Relegation
	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester	0 - 0	Crawley
Colchester	0 - 1	Salford
Colchester	4 - 1	Barnet
Colchester	2 - 0	Shrewsbury
Colchester	0 - 1	Grimsby
Colchester	2 - 1	Fleetwood
Colchester	1 - 0	MK Dons
Colchester	4 - 1	Newport
Colchester	0 - 0	Gillingham
Colchester	2 - 0	Cheltenham
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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Colchester	0 - 0	Crawley
A	Colchester	2 - 1	Newport
A	Colchester	0 - 3	Chesterfield
H	Colchester	0 - 1	Salford
H	Colchester	4 - 1	Barnet
A	Colchester	1 - 1	Cambridge
A	Colchester	0 - 1	Barrow
H	Colchester	2 - 0	Shrewsbury
A	Colchester	0 - 1	Crewe
H	Colchester	0 - 1	Grimsby
H	Colchester	2 - 1	Fleetwood
A	Colchester	1 - 0	Bristol R
H	Colchester	1 - 0	MK Dons
A	Colchester	1 - 1	Gillingham
A	Colchester	1 - 1	Crawley
H	Colchester	4 - 1	Newport
A	Colchester	3 - 4	Salford
H	Colchester	0 - 0	Gillingham
H	Colchester	2 - 0	Cheltenham
A	Colchester	3 - 1	Notts C

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Salford	1 - 0	Walsall
Shrewsbury	1 - 2	Walsall
Grimsby	2 - 2	Walsall
Bristol R	2 - 0	Walsall
Chesterfield	2 - 2	Walsall
Tranmere	1 - 3	Walsall
Cambridge	2 - 0	Walsall
Notts C	0 - 0	Walsall
Oldham	0 - 1	Walsall
Harrogate	0 - 2	Walsall
Newport	2 - 4	Walsall
Cheltenham	1 - 0	Walsall
Crawley	1 - 1	Walsall
Accrington	1 - 3	Walsall
Fleetwood	1 - 1	Walsall
MK Dons	0 - 1	Walsall
Barnet	1 - 2	Walsall
Gillingham	1 - 0	Walsall
AFC Wim	1 - 0	Walsall
Chesterfield	0 - 2	Walsall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Walsall	0 - 1	Salford
H	Walsall	1 - 2	Notts C
H	Walsall	0 - 1	Fleetwood
A	Walsall	2 - 1	Shrewsbury
H	Walsall	0 - 2	MK Dons
A	Walsall	2 - 2	Grimsby
H	Walsall	1 - 3	Barnet
A	Walsall	0 - 2	Bristol R
A	Walsall	2 - 2	Chesterfield
H	Walsall	0 - 0	Crawley
H	Walsall	0 - 0	Accrington
A	Walsall	3 - 1	Tranmere
A	Walsall	0 - 2	Cambridge
H	Walsall	1 - 2	Oldham
H	Walsall	1 - 0	Crewe
A	Walsall	0 - 0	Notts C
H	Walsall	1 - 1	Shrewsbury
A	Walsall	1 - 0	Oldham
H	Walsall	3 - 1	Bromley
A	Walsall	2 - 0	Harrogate

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Colchester

Walsall

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

11 / 16

9 / 16

Clean sheets

7 / 16

5 / 16

COU

WLS

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester	2 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Colchester	2 - 1
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	4 - 4	Draw
	0 - 2	Walsall
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Colchester	2 - 0
Colchester	1 - 0
Colchester	2 - 0
Colchester	2 - 1
	0 - 2	Walsall
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Colchester	5 - 0

Walsall

Colchester

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

11 / 16

9 / 16

Clean sheets

7 / 16

5 / 16

COU

WLS

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Walsall
	0 - 2	Colchester
Walsall	4 - 0
Walsall	1 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Walsall	3 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Walsall	2 - 1
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	0 - 1	Colchester
Walsall	1 - 0
Walsall	3 - 1
	0 - 1	Colchester
Walsall	1 - 0
Walsall	2 - 0
	0 - 2	Colchester
Walsall	2 - 1

Goal Statistics

	Colchester 11th	Walsall 10th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.3 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal	0 38% 1 37% 2 18% 3 4+ There is a 75% probability of Walsall scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-6 Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+4 Walsall’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.4 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season

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Games scored	0		0
Failed to score	0		0
Scored first	0		0
Goals scored	0		0
Avg. goals scored	0		0
Avg. shots per game	0		0
Avg. shots per goal	0		0
Conversion rate for	0		0
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		0%

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Games conceded	0		0
Clean sheets	0		0
Conceded first	0		0
Goals conceded	0		0
Avg. goals conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/game conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/goal conceded	0		0
Conversion rate against	0%		0%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		0%

Colchester v Walsall 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
36	11	5	6
J Tucker	J Payne	S Tovide	A Read

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Tucker DEF	36	2	1	3 -
M Macey GLK	35			3 -
A Read MID	35	5	2	6 -
S Tovide FWD	34	3	5	5 -
R Hunt DEF	30		1	3 -
K Vincent-Young DEF	30			4 -
T Bishop MID	30		1	3 -
J Payne MID	29	11	5	5 -
H. Araujo DEF	28		1	3 -
O Edwards FWD	26	1	1	1 1
J. Williams FWD	26		1	1 -
H Anderson FWD	23	8	4	2 -
M. Mbick FWD	22	7	2	2 -
W Goodwin FWD	20	2		3 -
E Iandolo DEF	15	1		5 -
J Gordon FWD	15		1	1 -
T Flanagan DEF	12			1 -
D Gape MID	10			4 -
J. Powell DEF	9			-
A. Akande FWD	7		1	-
T Smith GLK	3			1 -
B. Perry MID	3			-
J Baldwin DEF	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
11	18	5	10
J Payne	J Payne	S Tovide	A Read

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Payne MID	11	18	5	10
H Anderson FWD	8	12	4	2
M. Mbick FWD	7	17	2	3
A Read MID	5	14	2	10
S Tovide FWD	3	16	5	9
J Tucker DEF	2	7	1	1
W Goodwin FWD	2	6		1
O Edwards FWD	1	3	1	2
E Iandolo DEF	1	3		5
R Hunt DEF		4	1	3
K Vincent-Young DEF		2		2
T Bishop MID		8	1	4
H. Araujo DEF		2	1	1
J. Williams FWD		3	1	5
J Gordon FWD			1
J. Powell DEF		3		1
A. Akande FWD		1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1774	72	226
J Tucker	A Read	J Tucker

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Tucker DEF	1774	18	226
A Read MID	1508	72	198
H. Araujo DEF	1398	33	165
T Bishop MID	1170	58	138
J Payne MID	1036	40	122
R Hunt DEF	1030	37	121
M Macey GLK	902		19
K Vincent-Young DEF	861	36	119
E Iandolo DEF	690	20	92
T Flanagan DEF	456	6	58
H Anderson FWD	429	50	133
O Edwards FWD	419	25	59
S Tovide FWD	323	11	115
J. Powell DEF	300	17	47
M. Mbick FWD	264	25	120
W Goodwin FWD	149	6	55
J. Williams FWD	128	6	34
D Gape MID	110	12	25
J Gordon FWD	86	9	28
B. Perry MID	76	8	22
T Smith GLK	55		1
A. Akande FWD	47	4	10
J Baldwin DEF	34		1

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
36	13	3	6
A Flint	D Kanu	C Barrett	A Flint

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
A Flint DEF	36	1	1	6 -
C Lakin MID	34	1	1	1 1
M Roberts GLK	33			1 1
A Adomah FWD	32	3	2	1 -
D Kanu FWD	31	13	2	-
C Barrett DEF	30	3	3	6 -
E Weir DEF	30	3	3	2 -
B Comley MID	30			5 1
A Pressley FWD	29	6	2	2 -
J Matt FWD	26	2	2	2 -
V Harper MID	25		1	4 -
J Jellis MID	25		1	3 -
P Farquharson DEF	24	5	1	2 -
R Finnigan MID	21	3	2	2 -
L Warrington MID	18			4 -
H Burke DEF	14	1		1 -
R Browne DEF	14	1	1	1 -
M Hancock DEF	8		1	2 -
R Richards MID	8		1	-
S Hornby GLK	4			2 -
D. Cox DEF	3			2 -
J. Hollman MID	3			-
F. Okeke DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
13	38	3	7
D Kanu	D Kanu	C Barrett	E Weir

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Kanu FWD	13	38	2	2
A Pressley FWD	6	13	2	2
P Farquharson DEF	5	5	1	2
A Adomah FWD	3	8	2	2
C Barrett DEF	3	4	3	4
E Weir DEF	3	6	3	7
R Finnigan MID	3	7	2	5
J Matt FWD	2	6	2	2
A Flint DEF	1	4	1	3
C Lakin MID	1	9	1	3
H Burke DEF	1	1
R Browne DEF	1	4	1
B Comley MID		4
V Harper MID		1	1
J Jellis MID		4	1	2
L Warrington MID		1
M Hancock DEF		1	1	3
R Richards MID		2	1	1
F. Okeke DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1016	69	240
E Weir	C Barrett	A Flint

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
E Weir DEF	1016	29	120
A Flint DEF	946	33	240
M Roberts GLK	767	3	17
C Barrett DEF	694	69	158
C Lakin MID	599	52	95
J Jellis MID	568	31	91
B Comley MID	558	48	102
V Harper MID	419	64	155
P Farquharson DEF	416	20	116
A Pressley FWD	392	4	199
L Warrington MID	370	16	46
R Browne DEF	315	15	60
H Burke DEF	299	13	63
R Finnigan MID	274	38	84
J Matt FWD	199	14	97
D Kanu FWD	172	15	85
M Hancock DEF	169	14	37
A Adomah FWD	166	14	33
D. Cox DEF	107	1	12
S Hornby GLK	90		4
R Richards MID	55	5	19
F. Okeke DEF	23		3
J. Hollman MID	11	3	6