League Two

League Two | Gameweek 31

Feb 8, 2025 at 3pm UK

JobServe Community Stadium

Colchester
2 - 1
Walsall

Bishop (69'), Edwards (74')
Flanagan (53'), Kelleher (57'), Payne (83'), Simpson (90+9')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Lakin (65')
Allen (19'), Matt (62'), McEntee (89')
Allen (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Colchester United

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Tranmere 1-3 Colchester
Saturday, February 1 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Walsall

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Walsall 2-2 Salford City
Saturday, February 1 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 43.12%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 28.87% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.44%) and 2-0 (8.41%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (10.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Colchester United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Colchester United.

Result
Colchester United	Draw	Walsall
43.12% ( -0.15)	28.01% ( -0.02)	28.87% ( 0.17)

Both teams to score 45.97% (

0.16)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.32% (

0.15)

59.68% (

-0.16)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20% (

0.12)

80% (

-0.12)

Colchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.56% (

-0.01)

27.44% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.07% (

-0.01)

62.92% (

0.01)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.35% (

0.22)

36.64% (

-0.23)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.57% (

0.22)

73.43% (

-0.22)

Score Analysis

Colchester United 43.11%

Walsall 28.87%

Draw 28%

Colchester United	Draw	Walsall
1-0 @ 13% ( -0.08) 2-1 @ 8.44% ( -0) 2-0 @ 8.41% ( -0.05) 3-1 @ 3.64% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.62% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 1.83% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.18% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.17% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.83% Total : 43.11%	1-1 @ 13.05% 0-0 @ 10.05% ( -0.06) 2-2 @ 4.24% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.66% Total : 28%	0-1 @ 10.09% 1-2 @ 6.55% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 5.07% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 2.19% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 1.7% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.42% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.85% Total : 28.87%