Colchester vs Exeter City: result 2-3 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 3, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex
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What was the result of Colchester vs Exeter City?
Exeter City won 2-3 on September 3, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 8′R. SimpsonExeter City
- 13′S. SzmodicsColchester
- 38′K. GuthrieColchester
- 51′O. WatkinsExeter City
- 67′Joel Valentino GrantExeter City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colchester have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Exeter City have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2016 | Crawley Town(away) | 0-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Wycombe(away) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Aug 20, 2016 | Portsmouth(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Grimsby(home) | 3-2 | League Two |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Cambridge United(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2016 | Oxford United(away) | 2-4 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Portsmouth(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Aug 23, 2016 | Hull City(home) | 1-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 20, 2016 | Accrington ST(away) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Crawley Town(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Colchester win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Exeter City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2012 | Exeter City 1-1 Colchester | League One |
| Dec 31, 2011 | Colchester 2-0 Exeter City | League One |
Last archived meeting: Exeter City vs Colchester on Mar 31, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Colchester score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Exeter City score 1.1 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Exeter City | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Colchester sit 5th in League Two (4 points from 2 matches) and Exeter City sit 13th (3 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Colchester | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy