Walsall v Colchester prediction

League Two · Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:00 BST · Banks's Stadium

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The match

Walsall host Colchester in League Two on Saturday 18 April (kick-off 01:00 UK).

The key numbers

Walsall are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

11 of Walsall’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 11 of Walsall’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, Walsall have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 1.63 and conceding 1.50. Walsall have scored 40 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Walsall have conceded 49 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs.

Nine of Colchester’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in eight of Colchester’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Colchester have two wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.00. Colchester have scored 52 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Colchester have conceded 37 goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Walsall (12th) and Colchester (sixth) are 11 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Walsall the stronger side, 107 rating points above Colchester (Walsall 1468, Colchester 1361, after at least 327 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 7 September 2019, finished Colchester 0–0 Walsall.

Team news

Predicted Walsall XI (4-4-2): J. Ward, J. Connolly, D. Skura, M. Hancock, E. Ahui, I. Moore, R. Smith, S. Sprangler, C. Clarke, A. Pressley, L. Simper — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven, one position borrowed or covered. By TACTIX Impact, W. McDonald (2.8 per match over 26 appearances, four goals and four assists) and Joshua Gordon (2.5 per match over 28 appearances, eight goals and one assist) have been Walsall’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Walsall (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), W. McDonald averages 1.3 key passes per 90 over 1807 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances. Joshua Gordon averages 3.5 shots per 90 over 1962 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Colchester XI (4-2-3-1): T. Lo-Tutala, J. Tucker, E. Iandolo, R. Hunt, F. Terry, M. Sesay, J. Williams, O. Thorn, J. Payne, B. Lubala, B. Ihionvien — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, C. Harriott (2.9 per match over 24 appearances, three goals and four assists) and Kwame Poku (2.6 per match over 31 appearances, five goals and three assists) have been Colchester’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Colchester (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), C. Harriott averages 2.1 key passes per 90 over 1580 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. Kwame Poku averages 1.4 key passes per 90 over 2040 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:00 BST · League Two · Banks's Stadium
Head-to-head (last 1): Walsall 0 · draws 1 · Colchester 0 · 0 goals/game
Recent form: Walsall 3W 2D 0L · Colchester 2W 0D 3L

Walsall v Colchester (League Two): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.14

Corners

against 4.75 / 2.57 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3 / 5.29

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 4.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1 / 1.86

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.86 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Walsall for / against	Line	Colchester for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.13 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.29 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.86 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Walsall

Walsall Goalkeeper

Walsall — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
L. Roberts	26	902340 min	722.8 /90	321.2 /90	00 /90
J. Rose	4	90360 min	102.5 /90	82 /90	00 /90

Walsall — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Walsall before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Roberts n 8	90	2.4 6/4
J. Rose n 4	90	2.5 4/2

Walsall Defensive

Walsall — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
D. Scarr	26	872265 min	140.6 /90	331.3 /90	271.1 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	230.9 /90	20.1 /90
J. Clarke	22	881939 min	120.6 /90	180.8 /90	60.3 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	221 /90	30.1 /90
M. Sadler	21	841757 min	60.3 /90	150.8 /90	160.8 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	40.2 /90	00 /90
C. Pring	15	791191 min	332.5 /90	171.3 /90	50.4 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	171.3 /90	20.2 /90
Z. Jules	13	72942 min	141.3 /90	111.1 /90	30.3 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	60.6 /90	20.2 /90
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Walsall — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Walsall before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
D. Scarr n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0	—
L. Kinsella n 8	77.3	1.5 5/3	1.7 7/3	—
J. Gordon n 8	79.1	2.7 8/5	1.6 6/2	—
R. Holden n 8	68.3	0.7 4/0	3.6 8/8	—
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Walsall — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Walsall before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Scarr n 8	90	0.5 3/1
L. Kinsella n 8	77.3	2.9 8/4
J. Gordon n 8	79.1	2 7/4
R. Holden n 8	68.3	0.8 4/1
W. McDonald n 8	70.9	1.4 6/2
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Walsall Attacking

Walsall — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Gordon	26	751940 min	80.4 /90	10 /90	753.5 /90	261.2 /90	150.7 /90	140.6 /90
C. Lavery	21	761595 min	40.2 /90	30.2 /90	422.4 /90	181 /90	211.2 /90	90.5 /90
E. Adebayo	19	541018 min	70.6 /90	10.1 /90	272.4 /90	161.4 /90	121.1 /90	141.2 /90
R. Gaffney	11	85939 min	10.1 /90	20.2 /90	262.5 /90	70.7 /90	212 /90	60.6 /90
L. Kinsella	26	782028 min	00 /90	00 /90	90.4 /90	20.1 /90	100.4 /90	50.2 /90
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Walsall — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Walsall before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Scarr n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
L. Kinsella n 8	77.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Gordon n 8	79.1	3.4 8/7	1.1 5/3
R. Holden n 8	68.3	2.3 5/3	0.7 4/0
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Walsall — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Walsall before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Scarr n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Kinsella n 8	77.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Gordon n 8	79.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
R. Holden n 8	68.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
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Colchester

Colchester Goalkeeper

Colchester — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Gerken	32	902880 min	762.4 /90	351.1 /90	00 /90
E. Ross	1	9090 min	44 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Colchester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Gerken n 8	90	2.8 6/4

Colchester Defensive

Colchester — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Eastman	32	882806 min	361.2 /90	481.5 /90	260.8 /90	not recorded in League Cup	270.9 /90	40.1 /90
L. Prosser	31	902780 min	230.7 /90	411.3 /90	230.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	260.8 /90	50.2 /90
R. Jackson	31	892753 min	431.4 /90	311 /90	90.3 /90	not recorded in League Cup	250.8 /90	30.1 /90
C. Bramall	24	872099 min	220.9 /90	190.8 /90	60.3 /90	not recorded in League Cup	150.6 /90	20.1 /90
R. Clampin	9	87779 min	202.3 /90	91 /90	20.2 /90	not recorded in League Cup	151.7 /90	20.2 /90
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Colchester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Gerken n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
T. Eastman n 8	80.8	1.3 5/3	0.4 3/0	—
L. Prosser n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.5 3/1	—
R. Jackson n 8	89.4	1 7/1	1.1 6/3	—
F. Nouble n 8	65	1.7 6/3	1.6 4/3	—
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Colchester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Eastman n 8	80.8	0.8 4/1
L. Prosser n 8	90	1 5/3
R. Jackson n 8	89.4	1.5 6/4
F. Nouble n 8	65	0.7 3/1
K. Poku n 8	71.8	2.5 7/4
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Colchester Attacking

Colchester — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Robinson	22	741624 min	110.6 /90	30.2 /90	502.8 /90	191.1 /90	211.2 /90	80.4 /90
L. Norris	21	661394 min	60.4 /90	10.1 /90	533.4 /90	231.5 /90	171.1 /90	100.6 /90
F. Nouble	31	772375 min	30.1 /90	50.2 /90	451.7 /90	200.8 /90	321.2 /90	291.1 /90
K. Poku	26	771991 min	50.2 /90	30.1 /90	452 /90	130.6 /90	301.4 /90	301.4 /90
B. Stevenson	22	821795 min	20.1 /90	10.1 /90	130.7 /90	70.4 /90	170.9 /90	90.5 /90
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Colchester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Gerken n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Eastman n 8	80.8	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
L. Prosser n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
R. Jackson n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Nouble n 8	65	1.7 4/2	1.2 4/2
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Colchester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Gerken n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Eastman n 8	80.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
L. Prosser n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Jackson n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
F. Nouble n 8	65	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Walsall v Colchester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WalsallWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

ColchesterLLWLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Walsall 0 · 1 draw · Colchester 0 · 0 goals/game

2019-09-07 Colchester 0–0 Walsall

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Walsall#12 pos47 pts36 pl-9 GD

Colchester#6 pos58 pts37 pl+15 GD

Goals per game

Walsall scored1.11

Colchester scored1.41

Walsall conceded1.36

Colchester conceded1

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What is the head-to-head record between Walsall and Colchester?: In their last 1 meetings, Walsall won 0, Colchester won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 0 goals per game.
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