Colchester sit 23rd in the League Two on 12 points from 13 matches, having scored 12 and conceded 19. On the model's scale they rate 0.42 in attack and 2.02 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against League Two averages of 0.48 and 2.10: below the division's average in attack, about average at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 2 draws and 3 defeats, most recently losing to Walsall 1-3 at home. That is 0.92 points a match, scoring 0.92 and conceding 1.46 per game across 2 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That leaves them 19 points behind Salford City at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 20th-best attack and the 11th-best defence. They scored in 2 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they host Port Vale in the League Two on 3 October 2026, a match the model gives them 37%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
League Two table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25:15 | +10 | WWWWW | 31 |
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28:18 | +10 | WLDWD | 26 |
| 3 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21:12 | +9 | DDWLW | 22 |
| 4 | Crewe | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17:17 | 0 | WWLLD | 22 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23:25 | -2 | LLWWL | 21 |
| 6 | Grimsby | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | LLDWW | 20 |
| 7 | York | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:21 | +3 | DDWLL | 20 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20:19 | +1 | WLDLW | 20 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23:17 | +6 | DWDWD | 19 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24:21 | +3 | DLDWL | 19 |
| 11 | Tranmere | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19:17 | +2 | DLWDW | 19 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11:9 | +2 | WDWWL | 19 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15:17 | -2 | LDWDW | 19 |
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20:17 | +3 | WDDLW | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | LWWDL | 18 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18:18 | 0 | DWLLW | 17 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | LLLDL | 16 |
| 18 | Oldham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15:19 | -4 | WLDLW | 15 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10:14 | -4 | WWDLW | 15 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17:26 | -9 | DLDLL | 15 |
| 21 | Northampton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9:10 | -1 | WLWDL | 14 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18:25 | -7 | LLDDL | 12 |
| 23 | Colchester | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12:19 | -7 | LDDLL | 12 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13:21 | -8 | DLLDW | 9 |
- Promotion to League One
- League Two play-offs
- Relegation
Colchester sit 23 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L1-3Walsall31 October 2026
- L0-2away to Northampton24 October 2026
- D1-1away to Chesterfield20 October 2026
- D0-0Exeter City17 October 2026
- L0-1away to Newport County10 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Colchester vs Port Vale
Colchester host Port Vale at Colchester on 3 October 2026, 14:00 UTC. The model makes it 37% Colchester, 31% draw and 32% Port Vale, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0.
Full preview and model analysis for Colchester vs Port Vale
Recent meetings with Port Vale
- 11 March 2025Colchester 2–1 Port ValeLeague Two
- 1 October 2024Port Vale 1–1 ColchesterLeague Two
- 5 March 2022Colchester 1–0 Port ValeLeague Two
- 23 October 2021Port Vale 3–0 ColchesterLeague Two
- 20 March 2021Colchester 0–1 Port ValeLeague Two
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Colchester
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Rochdale v York · 14 November 2026
Colchester fans want York to win: that leaves Colchester's risk of a bottom-two finish at 14.0%, against 16.4% after a draw (15.0% today).
Rochdale win15.6%+0.6Draw16.4%+1.4York win14.0%−1.0 -
Crawley Town v Barnet · 24 November 2026
Colchester fans want Barnet to win: that leaves Colchester's risk of a bottom-two finish at 14.2%, against 16.3% if Crawley Town win (15.0% today).
Crawley Town win16.3%+1.3Draw15.3%+0.3Barnet win14.2%−0.8 -
Swindon Town v Grimsby · 14 November 2026
Colchester fans want Grimsby to win: that leaves Colchester's risk of a bottom-two finish at 14.2%, against 16.2% if Swindon Town win (15.0% today).
Swindon Town win16.2%+1.2Draw14.5%−0.5Grimsby win14.2%−0.8
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Colchester's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.