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

Sat 31st Oct, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Walsall, led by manager Grant Lee, visit Danny Cowley and his Colchester United side at the JobServe Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the League Two. We have custom-designed statistics for the biggest betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Colchester
36%
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Draw
31%
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Walsall
34%
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Colchester 1-0
14%
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Draw 1-1
14%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Walsall 1-0
13%
--
Colchester 2-0
7%
--
Colchester 2-1
7%
--
Walsall 2-1
7%
--
Walsall 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Colchester 3-0
2%
--
Colchester 3-1
2%
--
Walsall 3-1
2%
--
Walsall 3-0
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
1%
--
Walsall 3-2
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
33%
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Under 2.5 Goals
67%
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Home 1st Goal
46%
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Away 1st Goal
45%
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No 1st Goal
9%
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BTTS - Yes
40%
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BTTS - No
60%
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BTTS - Home Win
12%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
66%
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Away/draw
64%
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Home/away
69%
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Over 1.5 Goals
60%
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Under 1.5 Goals
40%
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Over 3.5 Goals
15%
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Under 3.5 Goals
85%
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Over 4.5 Goals
5%
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Under 4.5 Goals
95%
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Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
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Over 0.5 Goals
87%
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Under 0.5 Goals
13%
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Home DNB
57%
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Away DNB
55%
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Colchester win to nil
24%
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Walsall win to nil
22%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league. Colchester are unbeaten at home after 5 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Colchester have conceded 13 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Colchester have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 3 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Walsall lay in 5th place on 16 points in the League Two league table having played 10 matches. Walsall are unbeaten in 9 games against teams below them in the league and kept 5 clean sheets out of 9 games. Walsall are unbeaten away after 6 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 0 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Walsall have conceded 5 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Walsall have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 5 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Salford11713622 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Oct 26
Jan 23
2
Barnet96301021 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Nov 14
Feb 27
3
Crewe11560621 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 20
Feb 9
d
 
2-2F
4
York10442616 
Nov 28
May 1
Mar 20
Nov 21
5
Walsall10370616 
Oct 31
Jan 30
-
-
6
Gillingham11443316 
Nov 14
Feb 27
Mar 6
w
 
0-3F
7
Chesterfield11434215 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Dec 29
Apr 3
8
Cheltenham11434-315 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 17
Jan 1
Mar 26
9
Bristol R11506-315 
Feb 9
l
 
2-0A
Mar 29
Dec 26
10
Accrington11353114 
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-2F
Feb 6
11
Newport11353114 
Apr 13
l
 
1-0A
May 8
Dec 1
12
Fleetwood11353114 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Apr 13
d
 
1-1A
13
Rochdale11425-214 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 6
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 20
14
Shrewsbury11425-514 
Apr 24
d
 
2-2F
Dec 19
Jan 9
15
Grimsby11344013 
May 8
Dec 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 13
16
Exeter11344013 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 16
Feb 13
d
 
0-00-0
17
Tranmere11263-112 
Mar 20
Nov 21
Apr 24
d
 
1-1A
18
Swindon11335-512 
Feb 13
l
 
3-1F
Jan 16
d
 
1-1A
19
Oldham10325-111 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 13
Oct 20
Jan 19
20
Colchester10253-311 
-
-
Jan 30
Oct 31
21
Port Vale9324-411 
-
Apr 27
w
 
2-0F
Apr 17
22
Northampton9243-110 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Nov 28
May 1
23
Rotherham11245-610 
Jan 1
Mar 26
Apr 10
Dec 12
24
Crawley9126-85 
Dec 29
Apr 3
-
Apr 27
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Colchester 20TH
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
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColchester0 - 1Newport
AColchester2 - 2Shrewsbury
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
Walsall 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fleetwood1 - 1Walsall
Tranmere1 - 1Walsall
Exeter0 - 0Walsall
Crewe2 - 2Walsall
Gillingham0 - 3Walsall
Bromley3 - 1Walsall
Barrow1 - 3Walsall
Swindon2 - 1Walsall
Colchester1 - 1Walsall
Crewe0 - 3Walsall
Salford1 - 0Walsall
Shrewsbury1 - 2Walsall
Grimsby2 - 2Walsall
Bristol R2 - 0Walsall
Chesterfield2 - 2Walsall
Tranmere1 - 3Walsall
Cambridge2 - 0Walsall
Notts C0 - 0Walsall
Oldham0 - 1Walsall
Harrogate0 - 2Walsall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWalsall1 - 1Fleetwood
AWalsall1 - 1Tranmere
HWalsall2 - 0Port Vale
HWalsall0 - 0Rochdale
AWalsall0 - 0Exeter
AWalsall2 - 2Crewe
HWalsall3 - 2Accrington
HWalsall0 - 0Grimsby
AWalsall3 - 0Gillingham
AWalsall1 - 3Bromley
HWalsall0 - 2Harrogate
AWalsall3 - 1Barrow
HWalsall0 - 4Cheltenham
AWalsall1 - 2Swindon
HWalsall2 - 2Gillingham
AWalsall1 - 1Colchester
HWalsall2 - 1Newport
HWalsall0 - 0Cambridge
AWalsall3 - 0Crewe
AWalsall0 - 1Salford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2005
Colchester
Walsall
Goals: Scored
25
16
Games: Scored
12 / 17
10 / 17
Clean sheets
7 / 17
5 / 17
COU
7
D
8
WLS
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Colchester2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw4 - 4Draw
0 - 2Walsall
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester2 - 0
Colchester1 - 0
Colchester2 - 0
Colchester2 - 1
0 - 2Walsall
Draw0 - 0Draw
Colchester5 - 0
League games at Walsall since 2004
Walsall
Colchester
Goals: Scored
21
11
Games: Scored
11 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
5 / 16
COU
4
D
3
WLS
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Walsall
0 - 2Colchester
Walsall4 - 0
Walsall1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Walsall3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Walsall2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Colchester
Walsall1 - 0
Walsall3 - 1
0 - 1Colchester
Walsall1 - 0
Walsall2 - 0
0 - 2Colchester
Walsall2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Walsall's defensive record is very strong, G. Lee's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League Two games. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Colchester United makes sense in this context.

Colchester 20th Walsall 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Walsall scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Colchester have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
+12
Walsall have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1
1
Attack rating
%
better
COU
WLS
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
COU
WLS
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9342
T Lo-TutalaM. SesayO. ThornE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK9
-
E Iandolo DEF911
2
-
R Hunt DEF91
1
-
J Tucker DEF9
1
-
J Payne MID91
-
H Anderson FWD92
1
-
O. Thorn FWD94
1
-
S Raggett DEF8
-
M. Sesay MID831
-
B Ihionvien FWD8
1
-
J. Williams FWD61
1
L. Chiwome FWD6
-
K Vincent-Young DEF51
1
-
J Williams MID5
1
-
P Digby MID5
-
K Kouassi FWD51
-
F Terry DEF4
-
S. Kuffour DEF2
-
B Lubala FWD2
1
-
J Leake DEF1
-
T Bishop MID1
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Walsall League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9524
J WardA PressleyR SmithE Ahui
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ward GLK9
-
M Hancock DEF91
-
E Ahui DEF91
4
-
I. Moore MID91
3
-
L Simper MID9
1
-
S Sprangler MID9
4
-
R Smith FWD922
1
-
A Dallas FWD911
-
D Skura DEF8
1
-
J Connolly DEF82
3
-
C. Crew MID8
2
-
A Pressley FWD85
-
T. Sodje FWD8
1
-
C. Clarke MID72
-
A Adomah FWD5
-
H Burke DEF41
-
R Leak DEF3
-
A Evans MID3
-
R Browne DEF2
-
R. Dixon DEF1
-