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Colchester vs Oldham Prediction— England - League Two

Matchday 2 ·Saturday, August 22, 2026, 14:00

Colchester logo
Colchester
PPG 1.55 · HOME
LAST 5
DWWL ·
2 – 1
FULL TIME
Oldham logo
Oldham
PPG 1.37 · AWAY
LAST 5
WLWD ·

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-08.8%0-110.4%0-26.1%0-32.4%0-4+0.9%1 1-011.0%1-113.0%1-27.7%1-33.0%1-4+1.2%2 2-06.9%2-18.1%2-24.8%2-31.9%2-4+0.7%3 3-02.9%3-13.4%3-22.0%3-30.8%3-4+0.3%4+ 4+-01.2%4+-11.4%4+-20.8%4+-30.3%4+-4+0.1%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 35.9% 40.8% 2.45 -12.0%
Draw 28.6% 29.4% 3.40 -1.7%
Away win 35.5% 36.8% 2.72 -3.4%
Over 2.5 44.8% 52.6% 1.90 -14.9%
Over 3.5 27.9% 30.8% 3.25 -5.6%
BTTS 49.2% 59.9% 1.67 -17.8%
Home O1.5 36.0% 43.5% 2.30 -17.2%
Away O1.5 35.9% 40.8% 2.45 -12.0%

League track record

Based on 61 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 44%
O2.5 51%
BTTS 54%
Score Hit 46%
ROI -12.1%
Bet Hit 50%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

1 – 1 23%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 2-1
xG (home)1.3 xG (away)1.2 BTTS prob49.2%

D 29% / xG 1.3-1.2 / O2.5 45% / NoBTTS 49%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 13.0%
#2 0–0 8.8%
#3 0–1 10.4%
#4 1–0 11.0%
#5 1–2 7.7%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Colchester1.3
Oldham1.2

COMBINED 2.4 xG → O2.5 PROB 44.8% · O3.5 PROB 27.9%

Form & verdict PPG

COLCHESTER · PPG 1.55

OLDHAM · PPG 1.37

⚠ LOW CONFIDENCE - ⚖ HIGH DRAW RISK - evenly matched, low-scoring expected | No clear v...
45%
HIGH_DRAW_RISK

xG gap +0.07, combined xG 2.43 - evenly matched, low-scoring, elevated Draw risk

Win probability 1X2

Colchester (H) 35.9%
ODDS 2.45 · IMPLIED 40.8% EV -12.0%
Draw 28.6%
ODDS 3.40 · IMPLIED 29.4% EV -1.7%
Oldham (A) 35.5%
ODDS 2.72 · IMPLIED 36.8% EV -3.4%

Season Statistics average per match · 3 matches · 2026

Colchester ▾ lower is better Oldham

Attack

11.7
Shots
14.3
5.0
Shots on target
4.7
3.7
Shots off target
5.0
3.0
Blocked shots
4.7
8.3
Shots inside box
9.0
3.3
Shots outside box
5.3
42.9%
Shooting accuracy
32.6%
33.3%
Goals per shot on target
42.9%
1.67
Goals
2.00
0.45
xG for 1·1 of 3
1.49

Defence

12.3
Shots faced
11.0
5.7
Shots on target faced
2.7
1.00
Goals conceded
0.67
3.02
xG against 1·1 of 3
0.93
4.3
Goalkeeper saves
2.3

Control

54.7%
Possession
40.0%
403
Passes
276
303
Accurate passes
187
75.1%
Pass accuracy
68.0%
5.7
Corners
5.7
4.7
Corners faced
6.0
3.7
Offsides
4.0

Discipline

11.3
Fouls
11.7
1.0
Yellow cards
2.3
0.00
Red cards
0.33

Match Preview & Prediction

Colchester face Oldham in England - League Two on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Colchester a 36% chance, the draw 29% and Oldham 36%, so Colchester are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.3 for Colchester and 1.2 for Oldham (2.4 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 45% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 49% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Colchester are averaging 1.55 points per game versus 1.37 for Oldham. This match finished 2-1.

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