Colchester United vs Tranmere Rovers prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 20 March 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Colchester United vs Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Saturday 20 March 2027, 15:00 UTC · JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester United · Tranmere Rovers · League Two predictions

Colchester United vs Tranmere Rovers preview

Colchester United welcome Tranmere Rovers at JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday 20 March 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Colchester United are 23rd in the table with 12 points from 13, while Tranmere Rovers are 11th in the table with 19 points from 14.

Colchester United have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Tranmere Rovers have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Colchester United have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Tranmere Rovers average 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Colchester United won 5, 3 games were drawn and Tranmere Rovers won 2. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 6 Apr 2026, ended Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Colchester United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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11Tranmere Rovers144731917+219DLWDW
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 5, draws 3, Tranmere Rovers 2.

Team news

Colchester United expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Jack Tucker, Ellis Iandolo, Moses Sesay, Jay Williams, Paul Digby, Oscar Thorn, Beryly Lubala

Tranmere Rovers expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Luke McGee, Jacob Slater, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Will Vaulks, Dylan Jones, Charlie Whitaker, Tom Conlon, Tom Ince, Joe Ironside

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