League Two

Jun 22, 2020 at 5.15pm UK

St James Park

Exeter
3 - 1
Colchester

Martin (10'), Richardson (58'), Bowman (111')
Bowman (40')

FT
(aet)

Senior (78')
Bramall (23'), Eastman (120')

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The Match

Match Report

The Grecians overturned a first-leg deficit.

Preview

Sports Mole previews the second leg of the League Two playoff semi-final between Exeter City and Colchester United, including team news and predicted lineups.

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 Exeter City win with a probability of 43.28%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 29.37% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Exeter City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.64%) and 2-0 (8.2%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 0-1 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.88%).

Result
Exeter City	Draw	Colchester United
43.28%	27.35%	29.37%

Both teams to score 48.07%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.85%

57.14%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.99%

78.01%

Exeter City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.82%

26.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.74%

61.26%

Colchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.11%

34.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.37%

71.63%

Score Analysis

Exeter City 43.28%

Colchester United 29.37%

Draw 27.34%

Exeter City	Draw	Colchester United
1-0 @ 12.24% 2-1 @ 8.64% 2-0 @ 8.2% 3-1 @ 3.86% 3-0 @ 3.67% 3-2 @ 2.03% 4-1 @ 1.29% 4-0 @ 1.23% Other @ 2.12% Total : 43.28%	1-1 @ 12.88% 0-0 @ 9.13% 2-2 @ 4.55% Other @ 0.78% Total : 27.34%	0-1 @ 9.62% 1-2 @ 6.79% 0-2 @ 5.06% 1-3 @ 2.38% 0-3 @ 1.78% 2-3 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.15% Total : 29.37%