

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 Crewe Alexandra win with a probability of 45.98%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 29.91% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crewe Alexandra win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.7%) and 0-2 (7.2%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 2-1 (7.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Colchester United | Draw | Crewe Alexandra |
| 29.91% ( | 24.12% ( | 45.98% ( |
| Both teams to score 58.63% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 56.44% ( | 43.56% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 34.05% ( | 65.95% ( |
| Colchester United Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 72.49% ( | 27.51% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 36.98% ( | 63.02% ( |
| Crewe Alexandra Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 80.88% ( | 19.12% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 49.25% ( | 50.75% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Colchester United | Draw | Crewe Alexandra |
| 2-1 @ 7.25% ( 1-0 @ 6.79% ( 2-0 @ 4.38% ( 3-1 @ 3.12% ( 3-2 @ 2.58% ( 3-0 @ 1.88% ( 4-1 @ 1.01% ( Other @ 2.91% Total : 29.91% | 1-1 @ 11.23% ( 2-2 @ 6% ( 0-0 @ 5.26% ( 3-3 @ 1.42% ( Other @ 0.21% Total : 24.11% | 1-2 @ 9.29% ( 0-1 @ 8.7% ( 0-2 @ 7.2% ( 1-3 @ 5.13% ( 0-3 @ 3.97% ( 2-3 @ 3.31% ( 1-4 @ 2.12% ( 0-4 @ 1.64% ( 2-4 @ 1.37% ( Other @ 3.25% Total : 45.98% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Port Vale | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 76 |
| 2 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 48 | 18 | 75 |
| 3 | Bradford CityBradford | 43 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 40 | 19 | 74 |
| 4 | Walsall | 43 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 53 | 21 | 73 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 43 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 70 |
| 6 | Notts County | 43 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 69 |
| 7 | Colchester UnitedColchester | 43 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 66 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 43 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 66 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 63 |
| 10 | Salford City | 43 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 62 |
| 11 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe | 43 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 62 |
| 12 | Swindon TownSwindon | 43 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 61 | 9 | 60 |
| 13 | Bromley | 43 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 59 |
| 14 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 43 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 57 |
| 15 | BarrowBarrow | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 56 |
| 16 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 43 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 64 | -9 | 54 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 43 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 51 |
| 18 | Newport CountyNewport | 43 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 70 | -19 | 48 |
| 19 | MK Dons | 43 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 47 |
| 20 | Harrogate TownHarrogate | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 47 |
| 21 | Accrington StanleyAccrington | 43 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 46 |
| 22 | Tranmere RoversTranmere | 43 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 44 |
| 23 | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 43 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 40 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 43 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 37 | 63 | -26 | 36 |
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