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Colchester vs Exeter City prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance 1XOdds 1.30Market probability 72%Final score 0–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Colchester host Exeter City in the League Two (England) on 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Colchester to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.30, which the bookmaker market rated at about 72% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Colchester 0–0 Exeter City.

Going into the match, Colchester had won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 10 and conceding 15. Exeter City had won 3, drawn 5 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 9 scored and 7 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Colchester's last 10 and 3 of Exeter City's last 10; 4 and 2 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Colchester averaged 1.25 goals scored and 1.25 conceded across 12 matches; away from home Exeter City averaged 0.83 scored and 1.25 conceded across 12.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.78 goals from Colchester and 0.71 from Exeter City. From that it rates a home win at 32%, a draw at 39% and an away win at 28%, against 44%, 28% and 27% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Colchester (green) and Exeter City (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form30% – 70%
Attack71% – 29%
Defence20% – 80%
Head-to-head20% – 80%
Goals30% – 70%
Overall strength40% – 59%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
ColchesterLDDLD1.001.5070%40%
Exeter CityWDWLD0.900.7030%20%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1X72%1.30
Over 1.5 Goals71%1.30
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals66%1.40
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals66%1.40
Under 2.5 Goals53%1.75
BTTS Yes52%1.80
Over 9.5 Corners50%1.83
Over 2.5 Goals47%2.05

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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