Newport County

Football England - EFL League Two Rodney Parade Tue 3 Oct 14:45

Colchester United

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

This encounter could be high-scoring and that’s why our betting prediction is Over 2.5 Goals. Get the Total Goals odds of -138 that Newport County and Colchester United score at least three goals between them.

Expert Analysis

A good deal of research goes into our football picks. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Newport County vs Colchester United stats:

  • In 9 of the last 10 Newport County matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals this season
  • Newport County have scored 2 or more goals in 7 of their past 10 home matches
  • Newport County have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 matches this season
  • Colchester United have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 9 matches this season
  • Colchester United have scored 2 or more goals in 4 of their past 9 matches this season

We really like the -138 about three or more goals being scored, so that is our betting tip for this League Two game. Bet on Over 2.5 Goals when the hosts lock horns with the visitors.

There’s the opportunity to look at other betting angles and that includes Over 3.5 Goals if you want to chance four or more being scored.

Last Matches & H2H

Newport´s last League Two clash was against Salford and the game finished in a 2-1 loss. The match was played at Peninsula Stadium, with Bryn Morris scoring.

Colchester approach this fixture after winning 5-4 in the League Two against Notts County. Noah Chilvers, Jayden Fevrier, Arthur Read (2) and Cameron McGeehan scored for Colchester at JobServe Community Stadium.

JobServe Community Stadium played host when Newport County last met Colchester United. The game ended in a 0-0 scoreline.

In their last 9 meetings, Newport County have won four, two games has been drawn and Colchester United have won three matches.

Confirmed Lineups

Newport County (confirmed lineup): Nick Townsend, Josh Seberry, Declan Drysdale, Ryan Delaney, Matthew Bondswell, Bryn Morris, Scott Bennett, James Waite, Aaron Wildig, Omar Bogle, Will Evans.

Colchester United (confirmed lineup): Owen Goodman, Will Greenidge, Zach Mitchell, Connor Hall, Jayden Fevrier, Al-Amin Kazeem, Arthur Read, Jay Mingi, Noah Chilvers, Joe Taylor, Samson Tovide.

Newport County vs Colchester United Prediction

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Published 11:49, 02 October 2023

Newport County vs Colchester United Odds

With a 44% chance of winning, Newport County are favourites to win this League Two match and they’re available at betting odds of +125 with the bookies. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +200 about Colchester United.

You can get a similar price whether you’re backing Over or Under 2.5 Goals. Should you expect both teams score, then the BTTS Yes option is available at -163

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 8 wins, 8 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 6 wins, 8 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Newport County AFC

Colchester United FC

Goals / match
1.2 1.8
Conceded / match
2.6 1.6
Total / match
3.8 3.4

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the Newport County vs Colchester United team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Newport County vs Colchester United Lineups

Newport County Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

Colchester United Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Newport County Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

1 Nick Townsend
15 Josh Seberry 6 Declan Drysdale 4 Ryan Delaney 33 Matthew Bondswell
8 Bryn Morris 17 Scott Bennett 11 James Waite
24 Aaron Wildig
9 Omar Bogle 7 Will Evans
1 Owen Goodman
2 Will Greenidge 15 Zach Mitchell 5 Connor Hall
42 Jayden Fevrier 30 Al-Amin Kazeem 16 Arthur Read 20 Jay Mingi
10 Noah Chilvers
25 Joe Taylor 9 Samson Tovide

Colchester United Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Newport County Substitutes

  • 2Lewis Payne
  • 18Kiban Rai
  • 19Shane McLoughlin
  • 21Olly Thomas
  • 22Nathan Wood
  • 26Jonathan Maxted

Colchester United Substitutes

  • 8Mauro Bandeira
  • 12Tom Smith
  • 14Tom Hopper
  • 21Gene Kennedy
  • 37Chay Cooper
  • 40Frankie Terry
  • 48Bradley Ihionvien

Previous Newport County Lineups

30 Sep League Two
Salford City 2-1 Newport County
23 Sep League Two
Newport County 1-4 Bradford City
16 Sep League Two
Newport County 1-1 Barrow

Previous Colchester United Lineups

30 Sep League Two
Colchester 5-4 Notts County
23 Sep League Two
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Colchester
16 Sep League Two
Colchester 1-1 Mansfield Town

Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our Newport County vs Colchester United lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.

England FlagLeague Two Table

League Two 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Notts County 10 6 2 2 23:19 20
2 Crawley Town 10 6 2 2 20:17 20
3 Swindon Town 9 5 4 0 26:14 19
4 Gillingham 10 6 1 3 9:9 19
5 Mansfield Town 10 4 6 0 17:9 18
6 AFC Wimbledon 10 4 5 1 19:10 17
7 Crewe Alexandra 10 4 5 1 24:17 17
8 Stockport 10 5 2 3 20:13 17
9 Wrexham 10 4 4 2 23:23 16
10 Barrow 9 4 3 2 11:9 15
11 MK Dons 10 4 2 4 16:16 14
12 Morecambe 9 4 2 3 11:11 14
13 Walsall 10 4 2 4 15:17 14
14 Bradford City 10 3 4 3 11:12 13
15 Accrington 10 4 1 5 14:16 13
16 Harrogate Town 10 4 1 5 9:11 13
17 Newport County 10 3 2 5 18:21 11
18 Colchester 9 3 1 5 15:15 10
19 Grimsby Town 10 2 4 4 12:14 10
20 Salford City 10 3 1 6 13:17 10
21 Doncaster 10 2 2 6 11:19 8
22 Forest Green 10 2 1 7 10:20 7
23 Tranmere Rovers 10 2 0 8 13:19 6
24 Sutton United 10 1 1 8 12:24 4
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Crawley Town 6 5 0 1 13:5 15
2 Swindon Town 5 4 1 0 17:6 13
3 Notts County 4 4 0 0 12:7 12
4 Crewe Alexandra 5 3 2 0 13:8 11
5 Morecambe 5 3 2 0 8:3 11
6 Wrexham 6 3 2 1 20:16 11
7 Mansfield Town 4 3 1 0 7:2 10
8 Accrington 6 3 1 2 11:9 10
9 Gillingham 5 3 1 1 5:5 10
10 Stockport 5 2 2 1 10:5 8
11 Newport County 5 2 2 1 11:8 8
12 Grimsby Town 5 2 2 1 7:4 8
13 Bradford City 5 2 2 1 6:6 8
14 Barrow 3 2 1 0 6:4 7
15 Colchester 5 2 1 2 10:10 7
16 MK Dons 5 2 1 2 5:5 7
17 Walsall 4 2 1 1 5:5 7
18 AFC Wimbledon 5 1 3 1 9:7 6
19 Tranmere Rovers 5 2 0 3 9:7 6
20 Harrogate Town 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
21 Doncaster 5 1 2 2 5:7 5
22 Sutton United 5 1 1 3 6:7 4
23 Salford City 5 1 1 3 5:8 4
24 Forest Green 6 0 0 6 4:15 0

The League Two standings help you understand the performance of each team in the division. Check out the latest table for up-to-date information