Colchester vs Ipswich Town U21 prediction
Colchester
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
19:45EFL Trophy
Ipswich Town U21
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Colchester vs Ipswich Town U21: preview and prediction
Colchester welcome Ipswich Town U21 to Colchester Community Stadium on Tuesday 10 November, with kick-off at 19:45. It's matchday 4 in the EFL Trophy. Colchester go into it 3rd in the table after two games, with Ipswich Town U21 4th. Last time out Colchester beat Worcester City 1-0 at home, and Ipswich Town U21 won 5-0 away at Aldershot.
Colchester: form and key numbers
Colchester have won none, drawn one and lost one of their two EFL Trophy games so far, scoring 2 and letting in 4. That has them 3rd on 1 point.
Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 0.5 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Worcester City 1-0 at home; before that came a 3-1 defeat at home to Walsall and a 2-0 defeat away at Northampton.
Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank three times. At home they've won one of three recently (2 scored, 3 conceded).
- HWorcester City1-0W
- HWalsall1-3L
- ANorthampton0-2L
- AChesterfield1-1D
- HExeter0-0D
- ANewport County0-1L
Colchester: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Ipswich Town U21: form and key numbers
So far in the EFL Trophy, Ipswich Town U21 have won none, drawn none and lost two of two, with 1 goals scored and 10 conceded, good for 4th place and 0 points.
Over the last six matches it has been three wins, no draws and three defeats, averaging 2.0 goals for and 1.7 against. Last time out they beat Aldershot 5-0 away; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at Coventry City U21 and a 7-0 defeat at home to Jong PSV U21.
Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank three times. On the road they've won two of three recently (7 scored, 2 conceded).
- AAldershot5-0W
- ACoventry City U210-1L
- HJong PSV U210-7L
- HBirmingham City U215-0W
- HAnderlecht U210-1L
- AWorthing2-1W
Ipswich Town U21: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Colchester vs Ipswich Town U21: match analysis
Home and away form points to Ipswich Town U21: Colchester have won one of their last three at home, Ipswich Town U21 two of their last three on the road. One point separates the two sides in the table. Ipswich Town U21 also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Luton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
| 3 | Colchester | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 |
We make Colchester clear favourites at 66%, with Ipswich Town U21 on 17% and the draw at 17%. The recent numbers lean the other way, but once you account for who each side has played, Colchester still come out ahead.
- 0.52.0
- 1.21.7
- 1.91.5
On goals, it expects around 3.4 in the game: 1.9 for Colchester and 1.5 for Ipswich Town U21. Over 2.5 goals is 63% and both teams scoring 61%.
Their edge comes from their longer record rather than recent form.
Every market at a glance
- ResultColchester win66%
- Double chanceEither team wins83%
- GoalsOver 2.563%
- Both teams to scoreYes61%
- Clean sheetColchester26%
- CornersColchester 5.5 · Ipswich Town U21 4.610.1 expected
- Cards3.9 yellows expectedRed 8%
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