League Two

League Two | Gameweek 23

Dec 22, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

JobServe Community Stadium

Colchester
2 - 1
Salford City

Taylor (42'), Cooper (89')
Read (17'), Hall (29'), Taylor (31'), Mitchell (74'), Akinde (90+3')

FT(HT: 1-0)

McAleny (90+1')
Ingram (38')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League Two clash between Colchester United and Salford City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Colchester United

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Wrexham 2-1 Colchester
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

Salford City

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Salford City 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Colchester United win with a probability of 38.83%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 36.79% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.68%) and 2-0 (5.81%). The likeliest Salford City win was 1-2 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Colchester United in this match.

Result
Colchester United	Draw	Salford City
38.83% ( 0.33)	24.38% ( -0.13)	36.79% ( -0.2)

Both teams to score 60.01% (

0.46)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.25% (

0.59)

42.75% (

-0.59)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.85% (

0.59)

65.15% (

-0.59)

Colchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.99% (

0.43)

22.01% (

-0.42)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.67% (

0.64)

55.33% (

-0.64)

Salford City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.94% (

0.16)

23.06% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.12% (

0.24)

56.88% (

-0.24)

Score Analysis

Colchester United 38.83%

Salford City 36.79%

Draw 24.38%

Colchester United	Draw	Salford City
2-1 @ 8.53% ( 0.04) 1-0 @ 7.68% ( -0.1) 2-0 @ 5.81% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.3% ( 0.07) 3-2 @ 3.16% ( 0.07) 3-0 @ 2.93% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 1.63% ( 0.05) 4-2 @ 1.19% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 1.11% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.48% Total : 38.83%	1-1 @ 11.27% ( -0.09) 2-2 @ 6.26% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 5.08% ( -0.13) 3-3 @ 1.54% ( 0.04) Other @ 0.23% Total : 24.38%	1-2 @ 8.27% ( -0.03) 0-1 @ 7.45% ( -0.16) 0-2 @ 5.46% ( -0.09) 1-3 @ 4.04% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.06% ( 0.04) 0-3 @ 2.67% ( -0.03) 1-4 @ 1.48% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.12% ( 0.02) 0-4 @ 0.98% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.25% Total : 36.79%