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Barrow
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Bromley
Carlisle United
Cheltenham Town
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town
MK Dons
Morecambe
Newport County
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Salford City
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Crewe Alexandra
League Two | Gameweek 21
Dec 20, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Alexandra Stadium
Colchester United

Crewe
0 - 0
Colchester


Williams (7')
FT

Iandolo (87')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Grimsby Town 0-2 Crewe
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Colchester 0-0 Newport
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Colchester United

Given the prolonged unbeaten records of both sides in the fourth tier, this contest should be far more competitive than their league positions suggest it could be. Nevertheless, we are backing the home side to come through in a hard-fought fixture, reducing the gap to leaders Walsall in the process. 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 Crewe Alexandra win with a probability of 41.2%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 31.88% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Crewe Alexandra win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.57%) and 2-0 (7.48%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 0-1 (9.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.

Result
Crewe AlexandraDrawColchester United
41.2% (0.383 0.38) 26.91% (0.22 0.22) 31.88% (-0.607 -0.61)
Both teams to score 50.42% (-0.874 -0.87)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.35% (-1.028 -1.03)54.65% (1.024 1.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.02% (-0.858 -0.86)75.98% (0.85499999999999 0.85)
Crewe Alexandra Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.88% (-0.267 -0.27)26.12% (0.263 0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.82% (-0.357 -0.36)61.18% (0.353 0.35)
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.24% (-0.935 -0.94)31.76% (0.932 0.93)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.82% (-1.084 -1.08)68.18% (1.081 1.08)
Score Analysis
    Crewe Alexandra 41.2%
    Colchester United 31.88%
    Draw 26.91%
Crewe AlexandraDrawColchester United
1-0 @ 11.13% (0.35 0.35)
2-1 @ 8.57% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.48% (0.184 0.18)
3-1 @ 3.84% (-0.032 -0.03)
3-0 @ 3.35% (0.057 0.06)
3-2 @ 2.2% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.29% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.12% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.22%
Total : 41.2%
1-1 @ 12.77% (0.09 0.09)
0-0 @ 8.29% (0.325 0.33)
2-2 @ 4.92% (-0.131 -0.13)
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 26.91%
0-1 @ 9.51% (0.136 0.14)
1-2 @ 7.33% (-0.139 -0.14)
0-2 @ 5.46% (-0.063 -0.06)
1-3 @ 2.8% (-0.128 -0.13)
0-3 @ 2.09% (-0.079 -0.08)
2-3 @ 1.88% (-0.101 -0.1)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 31.88%

How you voted: Crewe vs Colchester

Crewe Alexandra
64.7%
Draw
23.5%
Colchester United
11.8%
17
Head to Head
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')
Mar 17, 2020 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CDoncaster RoversDoncaster4624121073502384
4Walsall4621141175542177
5AFC Wimbledon4620131356352173
6Notts County4620121468491972
7Chesterfield4619131473541970
8Salford City4618151364541069
9Grimsby Town46208186167-668
10Colchester UnitedColchester461619115247567
11Bromley461715146459566
12Swindon TownSwindon461517147163862
13Crewe AlexandraCrewe461517144948162
14Fleetwood TownFleetwood461515166060060
15Cheltenham TownCheltenham461612186070-1060
16BarrowBarrow461514175250259
17Gillingham461416164146-558
18Harrogate TownHarrogate461411214361-1853
19MK Dons461410225266-1452
20Tranmere RoversTranmere461215194565-2051
21Accrington StanleyAccrington461214205369-1650
22Newport CountyNewport461310235276-2449
RCarlisle UnitedCarlisle461012244471-2742
RMorecambe46106304072-3236


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