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

Sat 26th Apr, 15:00 BST, Moor Lane, Salford

Saturday afternoon at the Moor Lane, and it’s a League Two showdown between Salford City and Colchester United. Karl Robinson and Danny Cowley going all-out to guide their side to victory. League Two statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. There's so much to explore, with graphics and odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.


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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Salford
29%
--
Draw
27%
--
Colchester
44%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Colchester 1-0
12%
--
Salford 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Colchester 2-1
9%
--
Colchester 2-0
8%
--
Salford 2-1
7%
--
Salford 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Colchester 3-1
4%
--
Colchester 3-0
4%
--
Salford 3-1
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Salford 3-0
2%
--
Salford 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
56%
--
Away/draw
71%
--
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
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
48%
--
Away DNB
63%
--
Salford win to nil
17%
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Colchester win to nil
26%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Salford have played 43 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Salford have conceded 22 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Salford have played 22 games at home, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 28 goals, conceded 27 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Colchester lay in 7th place on 66 points in the League Two league table having played 43 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 32 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 13 and losing 6 games. They have scored 38 goals and kept 19 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Colchester have conceded 21 goals and have failed to score in 9 matches.

Away league performance

Colchester have played 21 away games, winning 6, drawing 11 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Salford
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale43211391876 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
2
Doncaster432112101875 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
3
Bradford432111111974 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
4
Walsall432013102173 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
5
AFC Wim431913112370 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
6
Notts C431912121969 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
7
Colchester Away43161891166 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
-
-
8
Grimsby4320617-566 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
9
Chesterfield431712141563 
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
10
Salford Home43161413562 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
11
Crewe43151711562 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
12
Swindon43151513960 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
13
Bromley43151414159 
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
14
Fleetwood43141514157 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
15
Barrow43151117256 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
May 3
d
 
1-1A
16
Cheltenham43141217-954 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
17
Gillingham43121516-751 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
18
Newport4313921-1948 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
19
MK Dons4313822-1547 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
20
Harrogate43121120-1947 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Accrington43111319-1646 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
22
Tranmere43101419-2544 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
23
Carlisle43101023-2640 
l
 
0-1A
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
24
Morecambe4310627-2636 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Salford have not won in 6 consecutive home league games
Salford 10TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Colchester 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Colchester have not lost to Salford in 5 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Salford since 2020
Salford
Colchester
Goals: Scored
2
7
Games: Scored
2 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
3 / 5
D
2
COU
3
League games at Colchester since 2019
Colchester
Salford
Goals: Scored
6
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
SAL
2
D
1
COU
3
Goal Statistics
Salford 10th Colchester 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Salford will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Salford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Salford
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1
1.4
Attack rating
4%
better
SAL
COU
view stats
Games scored34
33
Failed to score9
10
Scored first20
18
Goals scored55
51
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
SAL
COU
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded30
23
Clean sheets13
20
Conceded first21
18
Goals conceded50
40
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Salford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3512414
L GarbuttC StocktonL GarbuttO Ashley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Garbutt DEF3634
8
-
H Mnoga DEF3514
12
-
T Fornah MID3514
8
2
C Tilt DEF341
10
2
C Stockton FWD33122
4
-
M Lund MID3242
9
-
S Negru DEF29
1
-
O Ashley MID284
14
-
B Woodburn MID2833
6
-
K N'Mai MID2783
10
-
K Kouassi FWD2732
5
1
H Adelakun FWD2692
1
1
J Jones GLK25
1
-
J Taylor  MID2511
4
-
C McAleny FWD2412
2
-
F. Okoronkko FWD223
1
-
L Shephard DEF201
2
-
J Austerfield MID18
3
-
M. Young GLK16
2
-
T Edwards DEF16
3
-
R Watson MID16
1
-
R Longelo DEF14
1
-
K Berkoe DEF14
-
L Warrington MID131
4
-
D Chesters MID71
2
-
K. Malcolm FWD2
-
T. Olopade DEF1
1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41101016
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK41
3
-
M Egbo DEF4011
9
-
J Payne MID40810
3
-
E Iandolo DEF393
14
2
T Flanagan DEF36
8
-
L Taylor FWD36102
8
-
J Gordon FWD363
4
-
A Read MID3512
2
-
O Edwards FWD3473
5
1
H Anderson FWD3131
-
J. McDonnell MID291
13
-
S Tovide FWD2475
4
-
F Kelleher DEF231
1
-
T Bishop MID2311
2
-
O. Thorn FWD224
4
-
R Hunt DEF21
5
-
T Simpson FWD151
4
-
A Scully FWD10
-
K Vincent-Young DEF7
-
J Tucker DEF7
1
-
K. Aboh FWD2
-
F Terry DEF1
-