Salford City vs Colchester United prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Salford City vs Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · The Peninsula Stadium, Salford

Salford City · Colchester United · League Two predictions

Salford City vs Colchester United preview

The League Two fixture between Salford City and Colchester United is scheduled for Saturday 12 December 2026 at 15:00 UTC at The Peninsula Stadium in Salford. Salford City go into the round 1st, on 31 points from 14 games, while Colchester United are 23rd in the table with 12 points from 13.

Salford City come into the game with a W-W-W-W-W run in the league (5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Colchester United's recent sequence reads L-L-D-D-L. Over their last 6, Salford City have scored 2.2 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 4 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.

Head to head, Salford City have 4 wins to Colchester United's 1 across 6 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 28 Feb 2026, ended Colchester United 0-1 Salford City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Salford City1410132515+1031WWWWW
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Salford City 4, draws 1, Colchester United 1.

Team news

Salford City expected line-up (5-4-1)

Will Norris, Dan Scarr, Will Aimson, Taylor Allen, Abraham Odoh, Elliot Bonds, Luke Molyneux, Brendan Wiredu, Jorge Grant, Kallum Cesay, Macaulay Langstaff

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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