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Colchester v Exeter City

Colchester
0–0Full time
Exeter City

League Two · SAT 17 OCT · Colchester Community Stadium

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 18:10
Colchester 0–0 Exeter City COLCHESTER WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTNOT BOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT0–0 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Colchester win37%
The market said44%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.699
The market’s Brier score0.790

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay11 notes · 20 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Colchester win at 37%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Colchester was 37% before kick-off and our model makes it 36% now. 0–0 · 36–32–32
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Colchester v Exeter City
  4. 8′Much as we predicted: Colchester was 37% before kick-off and our model makes it 36% now. 0–0 · 36–34–31
  5. 17′Colchester find the net on 13′. 0–0 · 34–36–30
  6. 19′🟨 YELLOW · 17' Colchester
  7. 22′THE CALL SWINGS · 22' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Colchester win 33%)
  8. 40′🟨 YELLOW · 39' Jack Fitzwater · Exeter City
  9. 45′HALF-TIME Colchester 0–0 Exeter City
  10. 45′SECOND HALF Colchester 0–0 Exeter City
  11. 46′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45+1' Colchester win: 37% at kick-off, 27% now
  12. 52′We said Colchester at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 25%. 0–0 · 25–52–23
  13. 55′We said Colchester at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–54–22
  14. 59′13 shots for Colchester, 7 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 22–57–20
  15. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Colchester · On: ronnie harvey · Off: Oscar thorn
  16. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Exeter City · On: Ethan Sutherland · Off: George Birch
  17. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Exeter City · On: Reece Cole · Off: Anthony Scully
  18. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Exeter City · On: Sonny Cox · Off: Taylor Perry
  19. 66′We said Colchester at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–64–17
  20. 67′🟨 YELLOW · 66' Charlie Cummins · Exeter City
  21. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' Colchester win: 37% at kick-off, 17% now
  22. 74′We said Colchester at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–0 · 14–73–13
  23. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Colchester · On: Kane Vincent-Young · Off: Robert Donald Hunt
  24. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Colchester · On: Kien Connelly · Off: Bradley ihionvein
  25. 79′🟨 YELLOW · 79' Beryly Lubala · Colchester
  26. 81′We said Colchester at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–0 · 9–83–8
  27. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Exeter City · On: Vincent Harper · Off: Josh Gordon
  28. 83′Colchester have had 16 attempts to 8 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 7–87–6
  29. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 83' Colchester win: 37% at kick-off, 7% now
  30. 88′We said Colchester at 37%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–0 · 4–92–4
  31. 94′SUBSTITUTION · 90+3' Colchester · On: Leon Chiwome · Off: Beryly Lubala
  32. FTFULL TIME Colchester 0–0 Exeter City
  33. FTColchester 0–0 Exeter City · Colchester win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Not both to score: right · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 0–0 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Colchester are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Colchester 37%, draw 32%, Exeter City 32%. Over 2.5 goals 30%, both teams to score 38%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Colchester win37%
Draw32%
Exeter City win32%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 11

VenueColchester Community Stadium

Line-ups

Colchester

4-2-3-1

Exeter City

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Colchester

Exeter City

7Days since last match7

Last match: 10 Oct · the English League Two

Last match: 10 Oct · the English League Two

2Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
14Exeter City10012
19Colchester9−310

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Colchester

4-2-3-1

22 T. Lo-Tutala

2 R. Hunt

5 J. Tucker

24 F. Terry

3 E. Iandolo

6 P. Digby

26 J. Williams

27 O. Thorn

12 M. Sesay

15 B. Lubala

9 B. Ihionvien

Coach · Danny Cowley

Substitutes

31 · O. Roberts

30 · K. Vincent-Young

4 · B. Perry

47 · R. Harvey

44 · S. Kuffour

11 · L. Chiwome

39 · K. Connolly

Exeter City

4-2-3-1

1 J. Bycroft

2 L. Samuel

6 J. Taylor

5 J. Fitzwater

3 L. Woodhouse

31 J. Doyle-Hayes

16 C. Cummins

25 A. Scully

8 T. Perry

20 G. Birch

10 J. Gordon

Coach · Matt Taylor

Substitutes

22 · F. Phillips

40 · E. James

24 · V. Harper

23 · E. Sutherland

18 · L. Oakes

12 · R. Cole

19 · S. Cox

Our number · colchester winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 17 Oct 05:18 · locked at kick-off
37% The market44%
Us37%
Market44%

We make Colchester a 37% chance to win. The market has them at 44%. We are 7 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.0–0.9.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Colchester v Exeter City1.01 – 0.91
Form · last six in League Two this season · since 1 SeptW0 D3 L3 · W2 D2 L2
Table places · points 10 v 1219 v 14
The market · Colchester win44% · ours 37%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 11 OCT 03:5917 OCT 14:00
Our probability · Colchester win The market, margin stripped

Published at 36%, 37% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 44% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Colchester win37%44%−7
Draw32%28%+4
Exeter City win32%29%+3
Over 2.5 goals30%47%−17
Both teams to score38%52%−14
Over 1.5 goals57%71%−14
Over 3.5 goals13%26%−13
Colchester or draw68%71%−3
Colchester clean sheet40%––
Exeter City clean sheet37%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–0 at 15.2%
0123450 15.2 13.2 6.1 1 14.5 13.3 6.0 2 7.4 6.6 3.0 3 2.6 2.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Colchester down, Exeter City across0–5 goals a side shown (99.9% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.51 of 2
Both scored1 of 2
Last meetingsEXE 2–0 COL · COL 3–1 EXE

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League Two this season · since 1 Sept

COLCHESTER

LLDDDL0–2 · 1–3 · 1–1 · 1–1 · 2–2 · 0–1

EXETER CITY

DLDLWW0–0 · 0–1 · 0–0 · 0–1 · 1–0 · 1–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Salford City10+519
2Barnet8+918
3Crewe10+518
4Gillingham10+516
5York9+615
6Walsall9+615
7Chesterfield10+315
8Cheltenham10015
9Bristol Rovers10−215
10Rochdale10−114
11Grimsby10+213
12Newport County10+113
13Tranmere10012
14Exeter City10012
15Accrington ST10−111
16Fleetwood Town10−111
17Swindon Town10−511
18Shrewsbury10−611
19Colchester9−310
20Rotherham10−410
21Oldham9−48
22Port Vale8−58
23Northampton8−37
24Crawley Town8−75

The competition's standings before kick-off.