Crawley vs Colchester Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 26 Dec 2025

League Two Betting Preview: Crawley vs Colchester

Crawley meet Colchester at Broadfield Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Friday 26 December.

Goals could be scored by both Crawley and Colchester and that means heading to the Both Teams to Score market. We really like the -167 when it comes to the BTTS Yes selection.

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Crawley Town were beaten in their last game. On their travels, they suffered a 1-0 loss against Swindon Town at County Ground.

Colchester United won their previous game which was at home. It was a 4-1 triumph at JobServe Community Stadium against Newport County.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Colchester won the last clash between the pair. Enjoying a 3-2 away triumph when facing Crawley at Broadfield Stadium. The past 10 H2H meetings have featured four Crawley victories, four draws and two Colchester wins.

League Two		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
11	Colchester	29	12	9	8	43	31	12	43:31	45
20	Crawley	31	6	8	17	32	51	-19	32:51	26

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Confirmed Lineups

Crawley confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Harvey Davies (GK), Charlie Barker, Dion Conroy, Josh Flint, Dion Pereira, Jay Williams, Geraldo Bajrami, Harry Forster, Reece Brown, Jack Roles, Ryan Loft.

Colchester confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matt Macey (GK), Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Harvey Araujo, Ellis Iandolo, Teddy Bishop, Arthur Read, Kyreece Lisbie, Micah Mbick, Harry Anderson, Samson Tovide.

Crawley vs Colchester Prediction & Betting Tips

We dive into the best Crawley vs Colchester betting angles, including a key match prediction, our correct score forecast and a value-focused bet builder. Read on for the full breakdown.

Match Prediction

After careful consideration, we’re going to place a BTTS Yes bet on the basis that -167 looks like great value. We anticipate that the sides can both find the net in this League Two match.

We’re always aware of the injuries and suspensions for each team before we decide which way to go with our football picks. The form and data also help the League Two experts at Sportsgambler.com when it comes to a betting view on the action.

Key Crawley vs Colchester league stats:

• BTTS Yes has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Crawley games at home.
• BTTS Yes has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Crawley games.
• BTTS Yes has been covered in 3 straight Crawley games at home.
• BTTS Yes has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Colchester games on the road.
• BTTS Yes has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Colchester games.
• BTTS Yes has been covered in 2 straight Colchester games.
• BTTS Yes has been covered in 2 games between these teams.

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 62.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

An alternative to BTTS Yes is going for Over 2.5 Goals to be scored. With this bet, it doesn’t matter which team scores providing that there are at least three goals in total.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Crawley 1 - 1 Colchester

There are odds of +450 available that we see a 1-1 scoreline played out. We like the correct score option as there’s a nice reward if you can accurately predict the outcome.

Crawley vs Colchester Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Colchester United are forecasted to be the most likely winner in this League Two encounter. The +123 for them coming out on top suggests a 45% probability based on their latest betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +185 about Crawley Town.

A win for Colchester would see a full payout on the Asian Handicap -0.25 option. You can get -110 that they overcome Crawley going down this route and half stake refunded if it’s a draw.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. Punters anticipating that both teams will find the net are able to land -175 for the BTTS Yes option.

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Full-Time Result

1

+185

X

+245

2

+123

Half-Time Result

1

+235

X

+135

2

+175

Double Chance

1X

-182

12

-417

X2

-286

Draw No Bet

1

+107

2

-156

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-132

2 Hcp -0.25

-110

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-100

Over 2.5

-143

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-175

No

+123

Crawley have not tasted defeat at Broadfield Stadium in five straight matches. The Reds have four draws, three wins and three defeats in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 1.20.

Colchester have four wins, three draws and three losses in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Colchester beat Crawley 3-2 when they last met at Broadfield Stadium. The 7 previous H2H meetings at Broadfield Stadium have involved four Crawley wins, one draw and two Colchester victories.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Crawley Home Stats		3-4-3	2.70	1.50	1.20	5	5	7	3
Colchester Away Stats		4-3-3	2.90	1.60	1.30	4	6	6	4

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Crawley vs Colchester Lineups & Team News

The Crawley vs Colchester team news could change everything — review it before betting. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for League Two along with up-to-date injury news.

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