Fleetwood will be keen to make the most of their games in hand on the teams above them, and having secured a rare home win last time out in the league, they will look to build on that.
Despite Colchester recently claiming their first win on the road this season, we think the hosts will have just about enough in them to take the three points.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Fleetwood Town win with a probability of 44.03%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 29.5% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fleetwood Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.9%) and 2-0 (8.03%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 0-1 (8.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8% likelihood.
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