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Colchester vs WrexhamLeague Two 2018

Colchester
Colchester
FT
12
HT: 00
Wrexham
Wrexham
4/6/2024League TwoLeague Two · Round 43JobServe Community Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Colchester40%
×Draw28%
Wrexham33%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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
1.27
Wrexham
1.13

Colchester creates 12% more chances

Season form · 180 home / 23 away

creates per match

Colchester
1.37
Wrexham
1.17

allows per match

Colchester
1.09
Wrexham
1.17

finishing

Colchester+0.00on par
Wrexham+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Colchester

Wrexham
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
240%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Colchester or draw
67%
Colchester or Wrexham
72%
Draw or Wrexham
60%

Winning margin

Colchester wins by 2+
18%
Wrexham wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Colchester 1+ goals
72%
Colchester 2+ goals
36%
Colchester 3+ goals
14%
Wrexham 1+ goals
68%
Wrexham 2+ goals
31%
Wrexham 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Colchester (draw refunded)
55%
Wrexham (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
13%

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 1.37, concedes 1.09 · 180 matches

Wrexham awaycreates 1.17, concedes 1.17 · 23 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 1.37 + Wrexham defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.27

Wrexham attack 1.17 + Colchester defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 1.13

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 40%?"

Colchester scores more
40%
level
28%
Wrexham scores more
33%

Colchester at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Colchester 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Colchester 1 – 2 Wrexham

Wrexham beat Colchester 2-1 in League Two on April 6, 2024.

The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester, Essex.