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Colchester vs Southend: result 2-0 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on October 9, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex

Colchester
2-0
Southend

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What was the result of Colchester vs Southend?

Colchester won 2-0 on October 9, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 39′F. KentColchester
  • 49′A. CollinsColchester

Official lineup for Colchester vs Southend

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colchester

  1. 19M. Mandron
  2. 39A. Collins
  1. 10S. Szmodics
  2. 11B. Dickenson
  3. 14B. Comley
  4. 16Diaz Wright
  1. 2R. Jackson
  2. 5Luke Barrie Prosser
  3. 6F. Kent
  4. 18T. Eastman
  1. 25Rene Gilmartin

Southend

  1. 28S. McCoulsky
  2. 31T. Robinson
  1. 8T. Dieng
  2. 11S. McLaughlin
  3. 20M. Klass
  4. 33R. Batlokwa
  5. 36I. Hutchinson
  1. 2E. Bwomono
  2. 23T. Moore
  3. 32S. Hendrie
  1. 13N. Bishop
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colchester have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Southend have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Colchester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Stevenage(away)1-3League Two
Oct 2, 2018Yeovil Town(home)3-1League Two
Sep 29, 2018Bury(home)1-2League Two
Sep 22, 2018Oldham(away)3-3League Two
Sep 15, 2018Cambridge United(home)3-0League Two
Southend
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Oxford United(home)0-0League One
Oct 2, 2018Burton Albion(away)2-1League One
Sep 29, 2018Wycombe(away)3-2League One
Sep 22, 2018Fleetwood Town(home)1-0League One
Sep 15, 2018Shrewsbury(away)0-2League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Colchester wins, 0 draws, 3 Southend wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 7, 2017Southend 2-0 ColchesterEFL Trophy
Feb 6, 2016Southend 3-0 ColchesterLeague One
Dec 26, 2015Colchester 0-2 SouthendLeague One

Last archived meeting: Southend vs Colchester on Nov 7, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Colchester score 1.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Southend score 1.3 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colchester1.81.349/159/15
Southend1.31.458/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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1Colchester3300629

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How does Footlab AI 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. 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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