Fleetwood Town vs Colchester United prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Fleetwood Town vs Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood

Fleetwood Town · Colchester United · League Two predictions

Fleetwood Town vs Colchester United preview

The League Two fixture between Fleetwood Town and Colchester United is scheduled for Saturday 9 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood. Fleetwood Town go into the round 16th, on 17 points from 14 games, while Colchester United go into the round 23rd, on 12 points from 13 games.

Fleetwood Town have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Colchester United have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Fleetwood Town have scored 1.5 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Colchester United average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 4 times in the records we hold: Fleetwood Town won 1, 1 game was drawn and Colchester United won 2. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 24 Jan 2026, ended Colchester United 2-1 Fleetwood Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
16Fleetwood Town144551818017DWLLW
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Jay Lynch, Shaun Rooney, Finley Potter, Rhys Bennett, Harrison Neal, Jake Batty, Mark Helm, Lewis McCann, Adam Murphy, Ronan Coughlan, Ched Evans

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

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