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Colchester United
League Two | Gameweek 33
Apr 16, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
JobServe Community Stadium
Grimsby Town

Colchester
2 - 0
Grimsby Town

Hopper (5'), Akinde (79')
Hornby (73'), Iandolo (75')
Dallison (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Obikwu (48'), Mullarkey (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Colchester United

All competitions
Last Game: Crawley 2-3 Colchester
Saturday, April 13 at 3pm in League Two

Grimsby Town

All competitions
Last Game: Crewe 0-3 Grimsby Town
Saturday, April 13 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Colchester United 1-1 Grimsby Town

 Colchester will be full of confidence following Saturday's win at Crawley, but we cannot envisage the U's winning back-to-back matches in League Two. There is a similar school of thought for Grimsby, who are unlikely to be victorious in successive outings after winning just once on the road previously, meaning that a share of the spoils is on the cards. 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 Grimsby Town win with a probability of 39.36%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 35.25% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Grimsby Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.59%) and 0-2 (6.4%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 1-0 (8.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.

Result
Colchester UnitedDrawGrimsby Town
35.25% (-2.526 -2.53) 25.39% (-0.251 -0.25) 39.36% (2.779 2.78)
Both teams to score 56.21% (0.745 0.74)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.42% (1.015 1.01)47.58% (-1.011 -1.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.22% (0.932 0.93)69.78% (-0.92899999999999 -0.93)
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.85% (-0.955 -0.95)26.15% (0.957 0.96)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.78% (-1.298 -1.3)61.22% (1.3 1.3)
Grimsby Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.11% (1.968 1.97)23.89% (-1.966 -1.97)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.91% (2.739 2.74)58.09% (-2.737 -2.74)
Score Analysis
    Colchester United 35.25%
    Grimsby Town 39.36%
    Draw 25.39%
Colchester UnitedDrawGrimsby Town
1-0 @ 8.38% (-0.601 -0.6)
2-1 @ 8.05% (-0.327 -0.33)
2-0 @ 5.62% (-0.571 -0.57)
3-1 @ 3.6% (-0.25 -0.25)
3-2 @ 2.58% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-0 @ 2.51% (-0.332 -0.33)
4-1 @ 1.21% (-0.119 -0.12)
Other @ 3.31%
Total : 35.25%
1-1 @ 11.99% (-0.15 -0.15)
0-0 @ 6.25% (-0.267 -0.27)
2-2 @ 5.76% (0.098 0.1)
3-3 @ 1.23% (0.056 0.06)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.39%
0-1 @ 8.94% (0.133 0.13)
1-2 @ 8.59% (0.373 0.37)
0-2 @ 6.4% (0.444 0.44)
1-3 @ 4.1% (0.395 0.4)
0-3 @ 3.06% (0.369 0.37)
2-3 @ 2.75% (0.196 0.2)
1-4 @ 1.47% (0.214 0.21)
0-4 @ 1.09% (0.185 0.19)
2-4 @ 0.98% (0.12 0.12)
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 39.36%

How you voted: Colchester vs Grimsby Town

Colchester United
60.7%
Draw
28.6%
Grimsby Town
10.7%
28
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rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall382010867432470
2Bradford CityBradford38209952322069
3AFC Wimbledon3818101051282364
4Port Vale381713848381064
5Doncaster RoversDoncaster371891054441063
6Notts County3817111056391762
7Grimsby Town38185155254-259
8Colchester UnitedColchester38141684637958
9Crewe AlexandraCrewe38141684538758
10Salford City371411124441353
11Chesterfield3714101358441452
12Bromley381313124947252
13Fleetwood TownFleetwood381214124946350
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham381311145155-450
15Swindon TownSwindon381115125555048
16BarrowBarrow38139164345-248
17MK Dons38137184955-646
18Newport CountyNewport38137184862-1446
19Gillingham371110163139-843
20Accrington StanleyAccrington381011174555-1041
21Harrogate TownHarrogate38118192948-1941
22Tranmere RoversTranmere38813172855-2737
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle38710213056-2631
24Morecambe3886243357-2430
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