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Colchester vs BarnetLeague #46 2026

Colchester
Colchester
FT
13
HT: 12
Barnet
Barnet
P. Baldwin 16'
S. Kabba 74'
I. McLeod 19' (pen)
R. Holmes 7'
8/30/2011League #46League #46 · 1st RoundWeston Homes Community Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

Colchester32%
×Draw25%
Barnet44%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Colchester
1.32
Barnet
1.59

Barnet creates 20% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 4 away

creates per match

Colchester
0.89
Barnet
1.75

allows per match

Colchester
1.44
Barnet
1.75

finishing

Colchester+0.00on par
Barnet+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Colchester

Barnet
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
019%
027%
034%
041%
1
107%
1111%
129%
135%
142%
2
205%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
323%
331%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Colchester or draw
56%
Colchester or Barnet
75%
Draw or Barnet
68%

Winning margin

Colchester wins by 2+
14%
Barnet wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

Colchester 1+ goals
73%
Colchester 2+ goals
38%
Colchester 3+ goals
15%
Barnet 1+ goals
80%
Barnet 2+ goals
47%
Barnet 3+ goals
21%

Draw no bet

Colchester (draw refunded)
42%
Barnet (draw refunded)
58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
47%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Colchester at homecreates 0.89, concedes 1.44 · 9 matches

Barnet awaycreates 1.75, concedes 1.75 · 4 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Colchester attack 0.89 + Barnet defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.32

Barnet attack 1.75 + Colchester defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.59

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 44%?"

Colchester scores more
32%
level
25%
Barnet scores more
44%

Barnet at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 44% does not mean "Barnet will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Colchester
Barnet
59'K. OdejayiM. Antonio
69'A. WordsworthA. Bond
83'T. EastmanM. Heath
68'S. KabbaS. Deering
89'D. DennehyR. Holmes
90+1'C. TaylorM. Marshall

Match Recap: Colchester vs Barnet

Barnet beat Colchester 3-1 in League #46 on August 30, 2011.

Goals: R. Holmes (7'), P. Baldwin (16'), I. McLeod (19' pen), S. Kabba (74').

The match was played at Weston Homes Community Stadium.