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League Two | Gameweek 43
Apr 18, 2025 at 3pm UK
JobServe Community Stadium
Crewe Alexandra

Colchester
0 - 0
Crewe


Tovide (86')
FT

Billington (53'), Long (82'), Marshall (86'), Williams (86')
Lunt (45+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Newport 0-2 Colchester
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Crewe 2-3 Cheltenham
Thursday, April 10 at 8pm in League Two

We said: Colchester United 2-1 Crewe Alexandra

All of the momentum seems to be with Colchester ahead of this week's crucial clash, and with the playoffs in sight, they will be motivated to deliver another strong performance. That being said, Crewe have proven tough to beat on the road, so expect to see a close-fought contest regardless of the result. Read more.

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 47.19%. A draw had a probability of 27.7% and a win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 25.07%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.57%) and 2-1 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.8%), while for a Crewe Alexandra win it was 0-1 (9.45%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.

Result
Colchester UnitedDrawCrewe Alexandra
47.19% (0.025000000000006 0.03) 27.74% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02) 25.07% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Both teams to score 44.19% (0.040999999999997 0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.32% (0.054000000000002 0.05)60.67% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.25% (0.040000000000003 0.04)80.75% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.18% (0.037000000000006 0.04)25.82% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.22% (0.048999999999999 0.05)60.78% (-0.047999999999995 -0.05)
Crewe Alexandra Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.57% (0.024999999999999 0.02)40.43% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.95% (0.023 0.02)77.04% (-0.021999999999991 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Colchester United 47.18%
    Crewe Alexandra 25.07%
    Draw 27.73%
Colchester UnitedDrawCrewe Alexandra
1-0 @ 14.13% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.57% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-1 @ 8.67% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-0 @ 4.32% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-1 @ 3.91% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.77% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1.46% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 1.32% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 47.18%
1-1 @ 12.8%
0-0 @ 10.43% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-2 @ 3.92% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 27.73%
0-1 @ 9.45% (-0.013 -0.01)
1-2 @ 5.8% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 4.28% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 1.75% (0.002 0)
0-3 @ 1.29%
2-3 @ 1.19% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 1.31%
Total : 25.07%

How you voted: Colchester vs Crewe

Colchester United
85.7%
Draw
0.0%
Crewe Alexandra
14.3%
14
Head to Head
Dec 20, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 21
Crewe
0-0
Colchester
Williams (7')
Iandolo (87')
Apr 27, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 46
Colchester
1-1
Crewe
Chilvers (35')
Kelleher (62')
Nevitt (90+2')
Rowe (49')
Sep 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 9
Crewe
2-1
Colchester
Long (3', 8' pen.)
Demetriou (90+3')
Tovide (53')
Apr 10, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 41
Colchester
4-0
Crewe
Akinde (24', 28'), Chilvers (40'), Tovide (55')
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 18
Crewe
1-0
Colchester
Agyei (80')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Doncaster RoversDoncaster4422121069482178
2Port Vale442114963451877
3Bradford CityBradford4421121162431975
4Walsall4420141074532174
5AFC Wimbledon4419131255332270
6Notts County4419121364461869
7Grimsby Town44207176166-567
8Colchester UnitedColchester441618105143866
9Salford City441714135851765
10Chesterfield4417131468531564
11Crewe AlexandraCrewe441517124945462
12Bromley441614145856262
13Swindon TownSwindon441515147062860
14BarrowBarrow441512174947257
15Fleetwood TownFleetwood441415155859-157
16Cheltenham TownCheltenham441512175765-857
17Gillingham441315163945-654
18MK Dons44148225266-1450
19Harrogate TownHarrogate441311204057-1750
20Newport CountyNewport441310215170-1949
21Accrington StanleyAccrington441114195268-1647
22Tranmere RoversTranmere441015193964-2545
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle441011234066-2641
24Morecambe44106283866-2836


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