Colchester vs Chesterfield Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Richard Walker, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 5, 01:45 | 4 min read

Colchester United FC

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Chesterfield FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

We’re Expecting a Low-Scoring Encounter

If you share our opinion that there won’t be too many goals between Colchester and Chesterfield, you can secure a price of 1.70 for Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. We expect this bet to land.

1-1 Draw in Previous H2H

Colchester United got the win in their last game. A 1-0 victory occurred on the road at Stadium MK when meeting Milton Keynes Dons.

Chesterfield lost their previous game, being beaten at home to Crewe Alexandra by a 3-1 scoreline at SMH Group Stadium.

SMH Group Stadium played host to the last encounter between Colchester and Chesterfield, with the former playing away. The clash ended in a 1-1 draw.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
9 Chesterfield logo Chesterfield 45 18 13 14 72 54 18 72:54 67
10 Colchester logo Colchester 45 16 18 11 52 47 5 52:47 66
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Confirmed Lineups

Colchester confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matt Macey (GK), Mandela Egbo, Fiacre Kelleher, Tom Flanagan, Ellis Iandolo, Jamie McDonnell, Arthur Read, John-Kymani Gordon, Jack Payne, Frankie Edwards, Tyreece Simpson.

Chesterfield confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ryan Boot (GK), Ryheem Sheckleford, Ashley Palmer, Jamie Grimes, Jack Sparkes, Tom Naylor, Oliver Banks, Liam Mandeville, Dylan Duffy, Bailey Hobson, Paddy Madden.

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Expert League Two Analysis

The football experts at jeetwin88.com are aware of injuries that could affect the outcome along with the form guide. We also leave no stone unturned when it comes to presenting the latest stats.

Key Colchester vs Chesterfield league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Colchester games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 16 of the last 20 Colchester games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Colchester games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Chesterfield games on the road.

Colchester vs Chesterfield Prediction

There’s a case for betting Under 2.5 Goals for this League Two encounter. The numbers suggest that the two teams might struggle to exceed this total and the odds of 1.70 look more than fair.

There’s an opportunity to land bigger odds by taking the Result & Total Goals market option. This means selecting Under 2.5 Goals along with opting for a specific team to claim a victory.

Under 2.5 Probability

The bookies make it a 58.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 65-70%. This is why we can recommend this wager.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Colchester Colchester logo 1 - 0 Chesterfield logo Chesterfield

Our correct score prediction is a 1-0 win for Colchester which is available at odds of 6.75. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Colchester vs Chesterfield Odds

Bookies favourites Colchester United are regarded as the likeliest winners for this League Two game and the 1.95 about them triumphing means a 51% chance of winning based on their current betting odds. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Chesterfield are available at 3.70.

If you think there will be two goals or less during the ninety minutes, then Under 2.5 Goals is a potential option. When it comes to the Both Teams to Score betting, the market make it a close call between BTTS Yes and No.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all League Two matches and you can back Colchester United at 1.44 and Chesterfield at 2.63.

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Team Stats

Colchester logo Colchester Stats

Chesterfield logo Chesterfield Stats

Full time Result

  • 5 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the Colchester vs Chesterfield team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Colchester vs Chesterfield Lineups

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Chesterfield Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Matt Macey
18 Mandela Egbo 4 Fiacre Kelleher 6 Tom Flanagan 3 Ellis Iandolo
15 Jamie McDonnell 16 Arthur Read
11 John-Kymani Gordon 10 Jack Payne 43 Frankie Edwards
17 Tyreece Simpson
23 Ryan Boot
2 Ryheem Sheckleford 21 Ashley Palmer 5 Jamie Grimes 24 Jack Sparkes
4 Tom Naylor 28 Oliver Banks
7 Liam Mandeville 18 Dylan Duffy 15 Bailey Hobson
33 Paddy Madden

Chesterfield Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Colchester Substitutes

  • 7Harry Anderson
  • 9Samson Tovide
  • 12Tom Smith
  • 22Jack Tucker
  • 30Kane Vincent-Young
  • 31Oscar Thorn
  • 33Lyle Taylor

Chesterfield Substitutes

  • 1Max Anthony Thompson
  • 11Ryan Colclough
  • 13John Fleck
  • 17Armando Dobra
  • 26Jenson Metcalfe
  • 27Aribim Pepple
  • 34Michael Olakigbe

Previous Colchester Lineups

01 Mar League Two
MK Dons 0-1 Colchester
22 Feb League Two
Colchester 1-1 Wimbledon
19 Feb League Two
Notts County 1-1 Colchester
15 Feb League Two
Carlisle 0-0 Colchester
08 Feb League Two
Colchester 2-1 Walsall
01 Feb League Two
Tranmere 1-3 Colchester

Previous Chesterfield Lineups

01 Mar League Two
Chesterfield 1-3 Crewe
22 Feb League Two
Swindon 1-0 Chesterfield
15 Feb League Two
Walsall 3-1 Chesterfield
07 Feb League Two
Chesterfield 5-2 Doncaster
01 Feb League Two
Cheltenham 1-0 Chesterfield
29 Jan League Two
Chesterfield 3-0 Bromley

Team Squads

Colchester Squad

Chesterfield Squad

England FlagLeague Two Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Doncaster 45 23 12 10 71:49 81
2 Port Vale 45 22 14 9 65:45 80
3 Bradford 45 21 12 12 63:45 75
4 Walsall 45 20 14 11 74:54 74
5 Notts County 45 20 12 13 67:47 72
6 Wimbledon 45 19 13 13 55:35 70
7 Salford 45 18 14 13 62:52 68
8 Grimsby 45 20 8 17 61:66 68
9 Chesterfield 45 18 13 14 72:54 67
10 Colchester 45 16 18 11 52:47 66
11 Bromley 45 16 15 14 61:59 63
12 Crewe 45 15 17 13 49:47 62
13 Swindon 45 15 16 14 71:63 61
14 Fleetwood 45 15 15 15 60:59 60
15 Cheltenham 45 16 12 17 60:67 60
16 Barrow 45 15 13 17 52:50 58
17 Gillingham 45 13 16 16 40:46 55
18 MK Dons 45 14 9 22 52:66 51
19 Accr. Stanley 45 12 14 19 53:68 50
20 Harrogate 45 13 11 21 41:60 50
21 Newport 45 13 10 22 51:72 49
22 Tranmere 45 11 15 19 41:64 48
23 Carlisle 45 10 11 24 42:69 41
24 Morecambe 45 10 6 29 39:70 36
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bradford 22 16 4 2 38:13 52
2 Wimbledon 23 13 5 5 35:16 44
3 Port Vale 22 12 7 3 34:17 43
4 Doncaster 23 12 7 4 38:23 43
5 Walsall 23 12 6 5 46:32 42
6 Chesterfield 23 10 10 3 41:27 40
7 Colchester 22 10 7 5 28:15 37
8 Barrow 23 10 7 6 34:22 37
9 Cheltenham 23 10 6 7 32:31 36
10 Notts County 22 10 5 7 30:19 35
11 Salford 23 10 5 8 32:28 35
12 Gillingham 23 10 5 8 24:20 35
13 Newport 22 10 5 7 31:28 35
14 Swindon 22 9 7 6 39:33 34
15 Harrogate 23 10 4 9 26:31 34
16 Crewe 22 9 6 7 30:26 33
17 Fleetwood 23 7 12 4 24:21 33
18 Tranmere 23 8 9 6 24:22 33
19 Grimsby 22 10 3 9 30:34 33
20 Bromley 22 8 7 7 32:26 31
21 MK Dons 23 8 6 9 25:25 30
22 Accr. Stanley 22 5 11 6 29:30 26
23 Carlisle 22 5 7 10 23:33 22
24 Morecambe 22 6 4 12 23:34 22

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