Colchester United vs Crawley Town prediction and preview

League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Colchester United vs Crawley Town

League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

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Colchester United vs Crawley Town preview

Colchester United welcome Crawley Town at JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester on Tuesday 29 December 2026 (19:45 UTC) in the League Two. Colchester United are 23rd in the table with 12 points from 13, while Crawley Town sit 24th on 9 points after 12 matches.

Colchester United come into the game with a L-L-D-D-L run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Crawley Town's recent sequence reads W-D-L-L-D. Over their last 6, Colchester United have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Crawley Town average 1.2 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Colchester United have 1 win to Crawley Town's 1 across 4 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 13 Mar 2026, ended Colchester United 0-0 Crawley Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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Head-to-head

4 meetings: Colchester United 1, draws 2, Crawley Town 1.

Team news

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

Crawley Town expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Vito Mannone, Priestley Farquharson, Lewis Richards, Jonny Russell, Dylan Morgan, Jude Arthurs, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Kai Jennings, Charlie Barker, Danilo Orsi

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