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League Two | Gameweek 41
Mar 29, 2024 at 3pm UK
JobServe Community Stadium
Newport County

Colchester
2 - 1
Newport

Iandolo (75'), Mingi (90+2')
McGeehan (67'), Tovide (84')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Zanzala (42')
Payne (67'), Waite (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Mansfield 1-1 Colchester
Saturday, March 23 at 12.30pm in League Two
Last Game: Barrow 1-0 Newport
Saturday, March 23 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Colchester United 2-1 Newport County

With two porous defences going head-to-head, we expect neither of the teams to come away with a clean sheet here. That said, we also fancy the home side to get the job done at the end of the 90 minutes. 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 41.17%. A win for Newport County had a probability of 33.51% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.8%) and 2-0 (6.76%). The likeliest Newport County win was 0-1 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Colchester United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Colchester United.

Result
Colchester UnitedDrawNewport County
41.17% (0.079000000000001 0.08) 25.32% (-0.0040000000000013 -0) 33.51% (-0.075000000000003 -0.08)
Both teams to score 56.1% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.43% (0.0039999999999978 0)47.57% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.22% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)69.77% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.03% (0.042000000000002 0.04)22.96% (-0.043000000000003 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.25% (0.061999999999998 0.06)56.75% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)
Newport County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.82% (-0.043000000000006 -0.04)27.18% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.41% (-0.056000000000004 -0.06)62.59% (0.055 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Colchester United 41.17%
    Newport County 33.51%
    Draw 25.31%
Colchester UnitedDrawNewport County
1-0 @ 9.18% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.8% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.76% (0.015 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.32% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.31% (0.011 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.81% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 1.59% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-0 @ 1.22% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 41.17%
1-1 @ 11.96%
0-0 @ 6.24% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-2 @ 5.73% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-3 @ 1.22%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.31%
0-1 @ 8.13% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.79% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.3% (-0.015 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.38% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 2.3% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.1% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 33.51%

How you voted: Colchester vs Newport

Colchester United
50.0%
Draw
0.0%
Newport County
50.0%
6
Head to Head
Oct 3, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 11
Newport
2-1
Colchester
Evans (43'), Bogle (63')
Wildig (36'), McLoughlin (41')
Tovide (34')
Mingi (18'), Garner (19'), Chilvers (90+2')
Read (89')
Apr 1, 2023 3pm
Nov 5, 2022 3pm
First Round
Newport
2-0
Colchester
O'Hara (28' og.), Lewis (76')
Oct 22, 2022 3pm
Apr 22, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 44
Newport
1-2
Colchester
Telford (40')
Dolan (38'), Lewis (45+2'), Bennett (72')
Akinde (68'), Chilvers (77')
Wiredu (45+2'), Huws (66'), Skuse (89'), George (90')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CStockport CountyStockport452711795464992
4MK Dons452381479641577
5Doncaster RoversDoncaster45217177166570
6Crewe AlexandraCrewe451913136864470
7BarrowBarrow451814136155668
8Crawley TownCrawley45207187167467
9Bradford CityBradford451812155758-166
10Walsall451811166868065
11Gillingham45189184455-1163
12AFC Wimbledon451614155950962
13Harrogate TownHarrogate451711175867-962
14Notts County45187208985461
15Tranmere RoversTranmere45176226666057
16Morecambe45179196478-1457
17Newport CountyNewport45167226172-1155
18Accrington StanleyAccrington45159215970-1154
19Swindon TownSwindon451411207480-653
20Salford City451311216480-1650
21Grimsby Town451116185772-1549
22Colchester UnitedColchester451111235879-2144
23Sutton UnitedSutton45914225580-2541
RForest Green RoversForest Green45109264378-3539


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