Walsall vs Colchester United prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Walsall vs Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall

Walsall · Colchester United · League Two predictions

Walsall vs Colchester United preview

Walsall host Colchester United in the League Two on Saturday 30 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Poundland Bescot Stadium in Walsall. Walsall are 3rd in the table with 22 points from 13, while Colchester United are 23rd in the table with 12 points from 13.

Walsall have collected 2 wins, 2 draws 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, Walsall have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. 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: Walsall won 3, 5 games were drawn and Colchester United won 2. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 31 Oct 2026, ended Colchester United 1-3 Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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3Walsall135712112+922DDWLW
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 3, draws 5, Colchester United 2.

Team news

Walsall expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jed Ward, James Connolly, Declan Skura, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Reece Smith, Lewis Simper, Aaron Pressley, Tai Sodje

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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