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

Sat 25th Oct, 15:00 BST, County Ground, Swindon

The League Two is the focus for both Swindon Town and Colchester United on Saturday afternoon, as managers Ian Holloway and Danny Cowley go head to head at the County Ground. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a smart selection is published below. Flip between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for each one.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals
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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Swindon
47%
2.002.00
Draw
24%
3.603.70
Colchester
29%
3.503.50
Draw 1-1
11%
7.006.50
Swindon 2-1
9%
9.008.00
Swindon 1-0
9%
9.007.50
Swindon 2-0
7%
11.009.00
Colchester 2-1
7%
12.0010.00
Colchester 1-0
7%
12.0010.00
Draw 2-2
6%
13.0011.00
Swindon 3-1
5%
15.0013.00
Draw 0-0
5%
13.0010.00
Colchester 2-0
4%
19.0015.00
Swindon 3-0
4%
19.0013.00
Swindon 3-2
3%
23.0019.00
Colchester 3-1
3%
26.0021.00
Colchester 3-2
3%
29.0021.00
Swindon 4-1
2%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
1.731.73
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
2.082.00
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.731.70
Away 1st Goal
46%
2.202.38
No 1st Goal
3%
13.0010.00
BTTS - Yes
59%
1.621.67
BTTS - No
41%
2.202.10
BTTS - Home Win
24%
3.753.70
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.334.40
BTTS - Away Win
16%
6.005.75
Home/draw
71%
1.291.29
Away/draw
53%
1.801.80
Home/away
76%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.221.25
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
4.003.75
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2.752.80
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.401.40
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
5.505.00
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1.141.14
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
11.009.50
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.051.04
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.041.04
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.0010.00
Home DNB
64%
1.501.44
Away DNB
46%
2.502.50
Swindon win to nil
23%
3.75-
Colchester win to nil
13%
6.50-
Swindon / Swindon
26%
3.253.00
Swindon / Colchester
3%
29.0023.00
Swindon / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Swindon
15%
5.505.00
Draw / Colchester
10%
8.007.50
Draw / Draw
14%
6.005.25
Colchester / Swindon
4%
21.0017.00
Colchester / Colchester
15%
5.505.50
Colchester / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Swindon have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Swindon have outscored their opponents by 22 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

Swindon have played 5 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 6 goals at home.

Colchester are in 14th position in the League Two on 17 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Colchester have conceded 11 goals, scored 13, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Swindon
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall13823726 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
Mar 28
Nov 15
2
MK Dons137331324 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Jan 1
Mar 17
3
Grimsby137331024 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
4
Swindon12804524 
-
-
Apr 10
Oct 25
5
Gillingham13643622 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Dec 9
Dec 29
6
Chesterfield13643322 
May 2
Nov 29
w
 
6-2F
Jan 10
7
Salford13715122 
Jan 17
l
 
3-2A
Feb 28
Dec 13
8
Cambridge13634321 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
9
Notts C12624820 
Oct 21
Jan 27
Apr 25
Nov 22
10
Barnet13625320 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 17
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
11
Crewe13616119 
Feb 21
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
12
Fleetwood13544019 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Jan 24
l
 
4-2F
13
Bromley13463218 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 24
Nov 8
Mar 21
14
Colchester13454317 
Oct 25
Apr 10
-
-
15
Barrow13526-217 
Jan 31
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
16
Bristol R13526-717 
Feb 28
Dec 13
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
17
Oldham13364015 
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
18
Tranmere12354214 
Nov 8
Mar 21
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
19
Harrogate13427-514 
w
 
3-1A
Jan 4
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
20
Accrington12336-312 
Apr 18
l
 
4-0A
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
21
Shrewsbury13337-1012 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 14
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
22
Cheltenham13328-1611 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Nov 29
May 2
23
Crawley13238-129 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Mar 13
Dec 26
24
Newport13229-128 
Jan 10
w
 
0-1F
Dec 20
Mar 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Swindon 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swindon2 - 0Bromley
Swindon3 - 1Harrogate
Swindon2 - 1Shrewsbury
Swindon0 - 2Barnet
Swindon3 - 2Cambridge
Swindon0 - 0MK Dons
Swindon0 - 1Bromley
Swindon5 - 4Bradford
Swindon2 - 1AFC Wim
Swindon0 - 0Accrington
Swindon3 - 3Cheltenham
Swindon2 - 2Salford
Swindon1 - 0Chesterfield
Swindon3 - 3Port Vale
Swindon3 - 1Tranmere
Swindon2 - 0Barrow
Swindon0 - 0Crewe
Swindon3 - 2Colchester
Swindon3 - 1Grimsby
Swindon3 - 1Fleetwood
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASwindon0 - 4Accrington
ASwindon1 - 0Newport
HSwindon2 - 0Bromley
ASwindon2 - 3Salford
HSwindon3 - 1Harrogate
ASwindon3 - 1Barrow
ASwindon3 - 0Crewe
HSwindon2 - 1Shrewsbury
HSwindon0 - 2Barnet
ASwindon2 - 1Oldham
HSwindon3 - 2Cambridge
ASwindon1 - 2Walsall
HSwindon0 - 0MK Dons
ASwindon1 - 1Gillingham
HSwindon0 - 1Bromley
ASwindon4 - 0Grimsby
HSwindon5 - 4Bradford
ASwindon4 - 0Fleetwood
HSwindon2 - 1AFC Wim
ASwindon0 - 1Morecambe
Colchester 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 2Colchester
Fleetwood4 - 2Colchester
Accrington1 - 0Colchester
Barnet1 - 1Colchester
Shrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
Oldham1 - 1Colchester
Salford4 - 1Colchester
Doncaster3 - 0Colchester
Newport0 - 2Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Bradford4 - 1Colchester
Cheltenham0 - 1Colchester
MK Dons0 - 1Colchester
Notts C1 - 1Colchester
Carlisle0 - 0Colchester
Tranmere1 - 3Colchester
Harrogate0 - 0Colchester
Bromley0 - 1Colchester
Swindon3 - 2Colchester
Crewe0 - 0Colchester
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HColchester0 - 0Barrow
AColchester1 - 4Salford
AColchester0 - 3Doncaster
HColchester0 - 0Crewe
AColchester2 - 0Newport
HColchester1 - 0Notts C
AColchester1 - 1Gillingham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Swindon since 2005
Swindon
Colchester
Goals: Scored
19
23
Games: Scored
11 / 16
11 / 16
Clean sheets
5 / 16
5 / 16
SWI
5
D
5
COU
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Swindon
Swindon3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Swindon1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Colchester
Swindon3 - 0
2 - 3Colchester
1 - 2Colchester
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Colchester
Swindon2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Colchester
Swindon1 - 0
0 - 3Colchester
League games at Colchester since 2004
Colchester
Swindon
Goals: Scored
25
15
Games: Scored
13 / 16
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
3 / 16
SWI
4
D
3
COU
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester4 - 0
Colchester3 - 1
Colchester1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Colchester3 - 1
Colchester1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 4Swindon
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Swindon
0 - 1Swindon
Colchester2 - 1
Colchester3 - 0
Colchester3 - 2
Colchester1 - 0
0 - 1Swindon
Goal Statistics

Swindon Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Colchester United have conceded in each of their last 9 League Two games. A PG of 1.7 for I. Holloway's side suggests that run should continue.

Swindon 4th Colchester 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Swindon will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+26
Swindon have scored 26% more goals at home than predicted
-2
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Swindon
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
1%
better
SWI
COU
view stats
Games scored10
11
Failed to score2
2
Scored first6
6
Goals scored22
21
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
19
Avg. XG for1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
16%
better
SWI
COU
view stats
Games conceded9
12
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded17
18
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
18%
Avg. XG against1
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Swindon League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12844
C RipleyA DrinanF. MunroeF. Munroe
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ripley GLK12
2
-
T. Wilson-Brown DEF12
-
F. Munroe DEF124
4
-
J Snowdon MID1214
2
-
D Oldaker MID1212
1
-
P Glatzel MID1121
1
-
T Nichols MID111
4
-
G Kilkenny MID1111
2
-
A Drinan FWD1181
1
-
D Butterworth MID10
2
-
W Wright DEF911
2
-
O Clarke MID911
1
B Bodin FWD81
-
F. Mabete DEF7
-
O Palmer FWD72
-
P. Ehibhatioman FWD71
-
J. McGregor DEF6
1
-
J. Knight-Lebel DEF51
2
-
H Smith FWD41
2
-
R Tafazolli DEF3
-
J Ball MID2
-
A Murphy MID2
-
B Kirkman DEF1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13544
J TuckerH AndersonJ PayneJ Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF1321
2
-
T Bishop MID13
-
A Read MID1312
2
-
M Macey GLK12
1
-
J Payne MID1244
4
-
R Hunt DEF11
1
-
J. Williams FWD11
1
-
S Tovide FWD111
1
-
K Vincent-Young DEF10
1
-
O Edwards FWD10
1
J. Powell DEF9
-
H Anderson FWD951
1
-
H. Araujo DEF71
1
-
T Flanagan DEF7
-
M. Mbick FWD731
-
J Gordon FWD7
-
A. Akande FWD61
-
D Gape MID4
1
-
E Iandolo DEF3
2
-
B. Perry MID3
-
T Smith GLK2
1
-
J Baldwin DEF2
-
W Goodwin FWD1
-