Chesterfield
- Chesterfield are winless in three after last weekend’s 0-1 home defeat to Cambridge United.
- The Spireites are in 7th place in League Two with 40 points from 25 games and have been extremely consistent in the top half of the table this season.
- Cook’s 4-2-3-1 side are all about overloading wide areas and taking calculated risks in the midfield, whereas Danny Cowley’s Colchester United line-up are in the same formation but are much more compact, disciplined in their pressing, and lightning-quick in transition.
Colchester United
- Colchester United are unbeaten in their last five League Two games (Won 2, Drawn 3).
- The U’s are four points behind the hosts in 9th with 36 points from 24 matches and are keeping the playoff race very tight indeed.
Head-to-Head
Colchester dominated the recent head-to-heads, including a 6-2 win three months ago.
Key Players
- Kyreece Lisbie has been their main man up front this term with nine goals in 24 league games.
- Lee Bonis has been Chesterfield’s most prolific player with six in 25.
Betting Insights
- The odds are marginally in favour of Chesterfield (2.41) with Colchester United available at 2.86.
- Chesterfield have won just one of their last two home games, losing the other, while Colchester have drawn their last two away games, so the odds on a home win and both teams to score look generous considering the recent form of both teams.
- Both Teams To Score is priced up at 2.05, which seems very generous considering the attack-minded nature of both sides.
- Chesterfield have conceded 13 goals in 12 home matches, so there’s certainly scope for both defences to be breached in this game.
- Colchester average 1.50 goals per game on their travels in League Two 2025/2026 - they have scored 18 times in 12 matches.
