Colchester vs Walsall

England • League Two • 2026/2027 • Round 14

Colchester

15:0031 October 2026

Walsall

Match information

Country: England
Competition: League Two
Season: 2026/2027
Round: 14
Date: 31 October 2026
Kick-off: 15:00
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex
Referee: D. Brown

Prediction

Colchester win22%

Draw31%

Walsall win46%

Full prediction

Clubs

Colchester

Founded: 1937
Country: England
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
City: Colchester, Essex
Capacity: 10 083
Surface: grass

Walsall

Founded: 1888
Country: England
Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
City: Walsall, West Midlands
Capacity: 11 300
Surface: grass

Recent form

Colchester

DLDDL

Walsall

DWDWL

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
5	York City	13	+6	20
6	Walsall	12	+7	19
7	Chesterfield	13	+6	19
…
20	Oldham	12	-4	12
21	Colchester	12	-5	12
22	Rotherham	13	-6	12

Full standings

Head-to-head

28 March 2026 • League Two • Colchester 1 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)
15 November 2025 • League Two • Walsall 0 : 2 Colchester (Half-time 0 : 2)
8 February 2025 • League Two • Colchester United 2 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)
28 September 2024 • League Two • Walsall 4 : 0 Colchester United (Half-time 1 : 0)
16 March 2024 • League Two • Colchester United 1 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 1)

Full H2H

1X2 odds

Bookmaker	1	X	2
WilliamHill	2.75	3.25	2.38
bet365	2.50	3.40	2.45
Marathon	2.78	3.36	2.33
Betfair	2.80	3.50	2.40
BetVictor	2.63	3.40	2.38
Pncl	2.77	3.43	2.45
Sbo	2.62	3.04	2.17
1xBet	2.80	3.36	2.35
Betano	2.82	3.40	2.37
Dafabet	2.85	3.55	2.40

Best odds: 1 - 2.85 | X - 3.55 | 2 - 2.45

Double Chance

1X: 1.60
X2: 1.45
12: 1.30

Both Teams To Score

Yes: 1.62
No: 2.20

Over / Under

Over 0.5: 1.05
Under 0.5: 13.00
Over 1.5: 1.26
Under 1.5: 4.00
Over 2.5: 1.80
Under 2.5: 2.01
Over 3.5: 3.01
Under 3.5: 1.39
Over 4.5: 5.75
Under 4.5: 1.15
Over 5.5: 12.00
Under 5.5: 1.05

Asian Handicap

Handicap	Colchester	Walsall
-2.5 / +2.5	1.03	1.02
-2 / +2	9.80	1.01
-1.5 / +1.5	5.55	1.15
-1 / +1	4.79	1.19
0 / 0	2.03	1.90
+1 / -1	1.26	4.00
+1.5 / -1.5	1.19	5.00
+2 / -2	1.01	8.50

Match result probability

Colchester win22%

Draw31%

Walsall win46%

Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.

Double chance

1X: 54%
X2: 78%
12: 69%

Total goals

Over 1.5: 55%
Under 1.5: 45%
Over 2.5: 28%
Under 2.5: 72%
Over 3.5: 11%
Under 3.5: 89%

Both teams to score

Yes: 34%
No: 66%

Asian handicap

Handicap	Colchester	Walsall
+4.5 / -4.5	100%	0%
+3.5 / -3.5	98%	2%
+2.5 / -2.5	94%	6%
+1.5 / -1.5	80%	20%
+0.5 / -0.5	54%	46%
-0.5 / +0.5	22%	78%
-1.5 / +1.5	6%	94%
-2.5 / +2.5	1%	99%
-3.5 / +3.5	0%	100%
-4.5 / +4.5	0%	100%

Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.

Coaches

Colchester: Danny Cowley
Walsall: Lee Grant

Squad - Colchester

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Tom Smith	24	-	-	-	-	-
22	Thimothee Lo-Tutala	23	9	0	0	0	6.88
31	Oscar Roberts	-	-	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	Robert Hunt	31	9	1	0	1	6.86
3	Ellis Iandolo	29	9	1	1	2	7.02
5	Jack Tucker	26	9	0	0	1	6.91
20	Sean Raggett	32	7	0	0	0	6.71
21	Jake Leake	23	-	-	-	-	-
24	Frankie Terry	22	5	0	0	0	6.72
30	Kane Vincent-Young	30	6	0	1	1	6.70
	Samuel Kuffour	22	-	-	-	-	-
Midfielders
4	Ben Perry	22	-	-	-	-	-
6	Paul Digby	31	6	0	0	0	6.73
8	Teddy Bishop	30	1	0	0	0	-
10	Jack Payne	31	8	0	1	0	7.10
16	Alex Faux	19	-	-	-	-	-
26	Jay Williams	26	5	0	0	2	6.52
34	Kaion Lisbie	19	-	-	-	-	-
41	Max Jollife	21	-	-	-	-	-
47	Ronnie Harvey	19	2	0	0	0	6.45
49	Lennox Emery	18	-	-	-	-	-
Forwards
7	Harry Anderson	29	8	2	0	1	6.77
9	Bradley Ihionvien	22	8	0	0	1	6.56
11	Leon Chiwome	20	7	0	0	0	6.22
12	Moses Sesay	19	8	1	1	0	6.88
14	Kylian Kouassi	23	4	1	0	0	6.70
15	Beryly Lubala	28	2	0	0	2	6.70
17	Jaden Williams	22	6	1	0	0	6.51
23	Adrian Akande	22	-	-	-	-	-
27	Oscar Thorn	22	9	0	3	1	6.60
39	Kien Connolly	21	-	-	-	-	-
44	Samuel Kuffour	23	2	0	0	0	7.20

Squad - Walsall

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Jed Ward	23	10	0	1	0	7.29
21	Jenson Kilroy	20	-	-	-	-	-
31	Tom Wooster	21	-	-	-	-	-
Defenders
3	Mason Hancock	23	10	0	1	0	7.13
4	James Connolly	24	9	2	0	2	7.31
5	Harrison Burke	24	-	-	-	-	-
20	Roman Dixon	21	-	-	-	-	-
22	Elicha Ahui	22	10	0	1	4	6.99
25	Declan Skura	24	9	0	1	1	7.23
26	Ryan Leak	28	4	0	0	0	6.85
29	James Furlong	24	2	0	0	0	6.90
30	Stan Straw	-	-	-	-	-	-
33	Rico Browne	22	2	0	0	0	6.90
Midfielders
6	Sven Sprangler	31	10	0	0	3	6.88
8	Charlie Crew	20	10	0	0	3	6.72
10	Lewis Simper	25	10	0	0	2	6.65
14	Anthony Evans	28	3	0	0	0	6.90
15	Isaac Moore	20	10	1	0	2	7.07
17	Courtney Clarke	23	9	0	2	0	6.83
23	Alex Pattison	29	-	-	-	-	-
31	Ronan Maher	21	-	-	-	-	-
46	Andrew Harris	49	-	-	-	-	-
56	Jaden Kandemiri	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forwards
7	Tai Sodje	23	9	2	0	2	6.46
9	Andy Dallas	27	10	1	1	0	6.57
11	Reece Smith	24	10	1	2	1	7.12
19	Aaron Pressley	24	9	7	0	0	7.35
37	Albert Adomah	38	4	0	0	0	6.43

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

Colchester wins2

Draws4

Walsall wins2

Goals: Colchester: 7 (0.9)
Goals: Walsall: 9 (1.1)
Goals per match: 2.0
Both teams scored: 4 / 8
Over 2.5 goals: 2 / 8

Results

28 March 2026 • League Two • Colchester 1 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)
15 November 2025 • League Two • Walsall 0 : 2 Colchester (Half-time 0 : 2)
8 February 2025 • League Two • Colchester United 2 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)
28 September 2024 • League Two • Walsall 4 : 0 Colchester United (Half-time 1 : 0)
16 March 2024 • League Two • Colchester United 1 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 1)
2 September 2023 • League Two • Walsall 1 : 0 Colchester United (Half-time 0 : 0)
14 February 2023 • League Two • Colchester United 0 : 0 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)
13 September 2022 • League Two • Walsall 1 : 1 Colchester United (Half-time 0 : 1)

Form: last 10 matches

	Colchester	Walsall
W-D-L	0-5-5	3-5-2
Scored (per match)	7 (0.7)	14 (1.4)
Conceded (per match)	16 (1.6)	15 (1.5)
Clean sheets	1 / 10	4 / 10
Both teams scored	6 / 10	6 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	3 / 10	4 / 10

Recent form - Colchester

L24 October 2026 • League Two • Northampton 2 : 0 Colchester (Half-time 1 : 0)
D20 October 2026 • League Two • Chesterfield 1 : 1 Colchester (Half-time 1 : 0)
D17 October 2026 • League Two • Colchester 0 : 0 Exeter (Half-time 0 : 0)
L10 October 2026 • League Two • Newport 1 : 0 Colchester (Half-time 0 : 0)
D26 September 2026 • League Two • Shrewsbury 2 : 2 Colchester (Half-time 1 : 1)
L22 September 2026 • EFL Trophy • Peterborough 3 : 1 Colchester (Half-time 3 : 0)
D19 September 2026 • League Two • Colchester 1 : 1 Cheltenham (Half-time 0 : 0)
D12 September 2026 • League Two • Colchester 1 : 1 Crewe (Half-time 1 : 0)
L5 September 2026 • League Two • Swindon 3 : 1 Colchester (Half-time 0 : 1)
L1 September 2026 • League Two • Bristol Rovers 2 : 0 Colchester (Half-time 1 : 0)

Recent form - Walsall

L26 October 2026 • League Two • Walsall 2 : 4 Salford (Half-time 0 : 1)
W20 October 2026 • League Two • Walsall 3 : 0 Oldham (Half-time 2 : 0)
D17 October 2026 • League Two • Swindon 1 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 1 : 0)
W13 October 2026 • EFL Trophy • Walsall 3 : 2 Fulham U21 (Half-time 3 : 0)
D10 October 2026 • League Two • Fleetwood 1 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)
D26 September 2026 • League Two • Tranmere 1 : 1 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)
L22 September 2026 • EFL Trophy • Walsall 1 : 6 Stevenage (Half-time 1 : 4)
W19 September 2026 • League Two • Walsall 2 : 0 Port Vale (Half-time 1 : 0)
D12 September 2026 • League Two • Walsall 0 : 0 Rochdale (Half-time 0 : 0)
D5 September 2026 • League Two • Exeter 0 : 0 Walsall (Half-time 0 : 0)

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford	13	9	1	3	23	14	+9	28
2	Barnet	12	7	4	1	27	17	+10	25
3	Cheltenham	13	6	3	4	22	22	0	21
4	Crewe	13	5	6	2	16	16	0	21
5	York City	13	5	5	3	22	16	+6	20
6	Walsall	12	4	7	1	18	11	+7	19
7	Chesterfield	13	5	4	4	23	17	+6	19
8	Exeter	13	5	4	4	10	7	+3	19
9	Accrington	13	4	6	3	22	16	+6	18
10	Shrewsbury	13	5	3	5	16	20	-4	18
11	Grimsby	13	4	5	4	19	16	+3	17
12	Gillingham	13	4	5	4	18	18	0	17
13	Tranmere	13	3	7	3	16	16	0	16
14	Swindon	13	4	4	5	13	16	-3	16
15	Bristol Rovers	13	5	1	7	16	20	-4	16
16	Newport	13	3	6	4	16	16	0	15
17	Rochdale	13	4	3	6	15	22	-7	15
18	Fleetwood	13	3	5	5	15	17	-2	14
19	Northampton	11	3	4	4	8	8	0	13
20	Oldham	12	3	3	6	14	18	-4	12
21	Colchester	12	2	6	4	11	16	-5	12
22	Rotherham	13	2	6	5	17	23	-6	12
23	Port Vale	11	3	3	5	6	12	-6	12
24	Crawley	11	1	3	7	12	21	-9	6

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	York City	7	5	2	0	16	5	+11	17
2	Cheltenham	7	5	1	1	14	10	+4	16
3	Exeter	7	4	3	0	8	2	+6	15
4	Salford	6	5	0	1	7	3	+4	15
5	Barnet	7	4	2	1	15	10	+5	14
6	Bristol Rovers	7	4	1	2	11	8	+3	13
7	Chesterfield	7	3	3	1	16	9	+7	12
8	Accrington	6	3	3	0	12	7	+5	12
9	Newport	6	3	3	0	10	5	+5	12
10	Crewe	6	3	3	0	11	7	+4	12
11	Walsall	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
12	Swindon	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
13	Port Vale	5	3	2	0	4	1	+3	11
14	Oldham	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	10
15	Grimsby	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
16	Shrewsbury	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
17	Rochdale	7	3	1	3	10	13	-3	10
18	Tranmere	6	2	3	1	9	6	+3	9
19	Fleetwood	6	2	3	1	7	4	+3	9
20	Colchester	5	2	3	0	5	3	+2	9
21	Gillingham	7	2	3	2	8	9	-1	9
22	Northampton	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	8
23	Rotherham	7	1	5	1	13	15	-2	8
24	Crawley	6	0	2	4	6	12	-6	2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford	7	4	1	2	16	11	+5	13
2	Barnet	5	3	2	0	12	7	+5	11
3	Crewe	7	2	3	2	5	9	-4	9
4	Walsall	6	1	5	0	8	5	+3	8
5	Gillingham	6	2	2	2	10	9	+1	8
6	Shrewsbury	7	2	2	3	9	14	-5	8
7	Grimsby	7	1	4	2	11	10	+1	7
8	Chesterfield	6	2	1	3	7	8	-1	7
9	Tranmere	7	1	4	2	7	10	-3	7
10	Accrington	7	1	3	3	10	9	+1	6
11	Northampton	5	1	2	2	4	5	-1	5
12	Cheltenham	6	1	2	3	8	12	-4	5
13	Rochdale	6	1	2	3	5	9	-4	5
14	Fleetwood	7	1	2	4	8	13	-5	5
15	Swindon	7	1	2	4	3	10	-7	5
16	Exeter	6	1	1	4	2	5	-3	4
17	Crawley	5	1	1	3	6	9	-3	4
18	Rotherham	6	1	1	4	4	8	-4	4
19	York City	6	0	3	3	6	11	-5	3
20	Newport	7	0	3	4	6	11	-5	3
21	Bristol Rovers	6	1	0	5	5	12	-7	3
22	Colchester	7	0	3	4	6	13	-7	3
23	Oldham	6	0	2	4	3	11	-8	2
24	Port Vale	6	0	1	5	2	11	-9	1

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen.	Assists
1	K. Tshimanga	Barnet	10	3	5
2	A. Drinan	Swindon T.	8	0	0
3	A. Pressley	Walsall	8	2	0
1	A. Drinan	Swindon Town	7	0	0
4	McCann Charlie	Cheltenham Town	7	0	0
5	P. Mullin	Rotherham	7	3	0
2	M. Dennis	Notts County	6	0	0
6	R. Hale	Gillingham	6	2	0
7	C. Lakin	Barnet	6	0	3
8	J. Woods	Accrington Stanley	6	1	0
9	A. Newby	York C.	6	0	0
3	O. Patrick	Tranmere Rovers	5	0	5
10	C. Caton	Accrington Stanley	5	0	0
11	Pearce Ollie	York C.	5	0	3
12	J. Gibson	Crewe Alexandra	5	0	2
13	R. Coughlan	Fleetwood Town	5	0	0
14	Macaulay Langstaff	Salford City	5	1	0
4	N. Kabamba	Bromley	4	0	0
5	M. Cheek	Bromley	4	1	7
6	H. McKirdy	Crawley Town	4	2	0
14	K. Lisbie	Colchester United	3	0	0