Colchester United vs Northampton Town prediction and preview

Colchester United vs Northampton Town

League Two · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester United · Northampton Town · League Two predictions

The League Two fixture between Colchester United and Northampton Town is scheduled for Saturday 23 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester. Colchester United go into the round 23rd, on 12 points from 13 games, while Northampton Town go into the round 21st, on 14 points from 13 games.

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 Northampton Town's recent sequence reads L-D-W-L-W. 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. Northampton Town average 1.0 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Colchester United won 0, 0 games were drawn and Northampton Town won 1. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Northampton Town 2-0 Colchester United.