Crawley Town vs Colchester: prediction and stats
League TwoRegular Season - 39Kick-off on April 3, 2027 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Broadfield Stadium, Crawley, West Sussex
The Footlab AI model makes Colchester the favourite at 38%, against 28% for a draw and 34% for Crawley Town. The most likely score is 1-1. If Colchester wins, the most likely score is 0-1.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.4% of the 3,132 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Oct 24, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Crawley Town vs Colchester?
A very open match: only 97 Elo points separate Crawley Town (1,723) and Colchester (1,820).
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Crawley Town vs Colchester
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Crawley Town
3-4-2-1- 17Osman Kamara
- 20J. Arthurs
- 22A. Adeyemo
- 10S. Duke-McKenna
- 30Kai Jennings
- 28Nathan Tinsdale
- 25J. Fourcroy
- 6P. Farquharson
- 12L. Richards
- 5C. Barker
- 1V. Mannone
Colchester
4-2-3-1- 9B. Ihionvien
- 12M. Sesay
- 26J. Williams
- 6P. Digby
- 27O. Thorn
- 15B. Lubala
- 3E. Iandolo
- 5J. Tucker
- 2R. Hunt
- 24F. Terry
- 22T. Lo-Tutala
Computed on October 24, 2026 at 05:01 AM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Crawley Town have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Colchester have 2, 7 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Shrewsbury(home) | 2-3 | League Two |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Salford City(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Chesterfield(home) | 2-2 | League Two |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Bromley(home) | 4-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 1-4 | EFL Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Chesterfield(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Exeter City(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Newport County(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Luton(home) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Shrewsbury(away) | 2-2 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Crawley Town win, 4 draws, 1 Colchester win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Colchester 0-0 Crawley Town | League Two |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Crawley Town 1-1 Colchester | League Two |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Crawley Town 2-3 Colchester | League Two |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Colchester 1-2 Crawley Town | League Two |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Crawley Town 0-0 Colchester | League Two |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Colchester 2-2 Crawley Town | League Two |
Last archived meeting: Colchester vs Crawley Town on Mar 13, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Crawley Town score 1.2 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Colchester score 0.9 and concede 1.4. The model gives a 46% probability of over 2.5 goals and 52% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley Town | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Colchester | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 9/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Crawley Town sit 24th in League Two (5 points from 10 matches) and Colchester sit 19th (12 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Colchester | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
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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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Crawley Town vs Colchester?
- The Footlab AI model makes Colchester the favourite at 38%, against 28% for a draw and 34% for Crawley Town.
- Where and when is Crawley Town vs Colchester played?
- Crawley Town vs Colchester is played on April 3, 2027 at 02:00 PM (UTC) at Broadfield Stadium, in the League Two.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 46% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.4% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.