Colchester United vs Port Vale prediction and preview

Colchester United vs Port Vale

League Two · Tuesday 15 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester United · Port Vale · League Two predictions

Colchester United host Port Vale in the League Two on Tuesday 15 December 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC at JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester. Colchester United sit 23rd on 12 points after 13 matches, while Port Vale are 19th in the table with 15 points from 12.

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 Port Vale's recent sequence reads W-L-D-W-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. Port Vale average 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Colchester United won 1, 1 game was drawn and Port Vale won 0. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 11 Mar 2025, ended Colchester United 2-1 Port Vale.

Colchester United are without Teddy Bishop (injury) and Jaden Williams (suspension).