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Colchester vs Crawley Town: result 1-2 and analysis

League TwoRegular Season - 21Kick-off on December 9, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex

Colchester
1-2
Crawley Town

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What was the result of Colchester vs Crawley Town?

Crawley Town won 1-2 on December 9, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 41′L. KellyCrawley Town
  • 64′D. OrsiCrawley Town (pen.)
  • 90′J. TaylorColchester

Official lineup for Colchester vs Crawley Town

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colchester

3-5-2
  1. 9S. Tovide
  2. 25J. Taylor
  1. 42J. Fevrier
  2. 7M. Jay
  3. 16A. Read
  4. 13C. McGeehan
  5. 2W. Greenidge
  1. 18M. Egbo
  2. 4F. Kelleher
  3. 15Z. Mitchell
  1. 1O. Goodman

Crawley Town

3-4-2-1
  1. 9D. Orsi
  1. 28A. Campbell
  2. 4L. Kelly
  1. 25N. Tsaroulla
  2. 7B. Gladwin
  3. 30W. Wright
  4. 2K. Gordon
  1. 6L. Maguire
  2. 3D. Conroy
  3. 26J. Williams
  1. 13L. Ashby-Hammond
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colchester have 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats; Crawley Town have 6, 2 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Colchester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 5, 2023West Ham United U21(home)0-4EFL Trophy
Nov 28, 2023Doncaster(away)1-3League Two
Nov 25, 2023Barrow(home)1-4League Two
Nov 21, 2023Peterborough(home)1-0EFL Trophy
Nov 18, 2023Stockport County(away)0-2League Two
Crawley Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 5, 2023Bristol Rovers(home)2-1EFL Trophy
Nov 28, 2023Notts County(away)1-3League Two
Nov 25, 2023Harrogate Town(home)2-1League Two
Nov 18, 2023Barrow(away)0-1League Two
Nov 11, 2023Accrington ST(home)3-1League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Colchester wins, 3 draws, 3 Crawley Town wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 18, 2023Crawley Town 0-0 ColchesterLeague Two
Oct 25, 2022Colchester 2-2 Crawley TownLeague Two
Jan 1, 2022Crawley Town 3-1 ColchesterLeague Two
Sep 18, 2021Colchester 0-1 Crawley TownLeague Two
Feb 20, 2021Crawley Town 1-0 ColchesterLeague Two
Dec 1, 2020Colchester 1-1 Crawley TownLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Crawley Town vs Colchester on Apr 18, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Colchester score 1.2 and concede 2.2 goals per match over their last 15; Crawley Town score 1.5 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colchester1.22.2210/1511/15
Crawley Town1.51.6210/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colchester sit 20th in League Two (11 points from 10 matches) and Crawley Town sit 24th (5 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
20Colchester10253101311
24Crawley Town91269175

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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