Exeter City vs Colchester United prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Exeter City vs Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · St James Park

Exeter City · Colchester United · League Two predictions

Exeter City vs Colchester United preview

Exeter City welcome Colchester United at St James Park on Saturday 16 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Exeter City are 12th in the table with 19 points from 14, while Colchester United are 23rd in the table with 12 points from 13.

Exeter City have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Colchester United have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Exeter City have scored 1.2 and conceded 0.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Colchester United average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Exeter City won 5, 3 games were drawn and Colchester United won 2. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 17 Oct 2026, ended Colchester United 0-0 Exeter City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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12Exeter City14545119+219WDWWL
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Exeter City 5, draws 3, Colchester United 2.

Team news

Exeter City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jack Bycroft, Luca Woodhouse, Lakyle Samuel, Jack Taylor, Jack Fitzwater, Charlie Cummins, George Birch, Anthony Scully, Taylor Perry, Jake Doyle-Hayes

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

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