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Newport County vs Colchester prediction and preview

10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.67Market probability 57%Final score 1–0

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

Match preview

Newport County host Colchester in the League Two (England) on 10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.67, which the bookmaker market rated at about 57% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Newport County 1–0 Colchester.

Going into the match, Newport County had won 2, drawn 5 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 14. Colchester had won 2, drawn 5 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 12 scored and 16 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Newport County's last 10 and 8 of Colchester's last 10; 5 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Newport County averaged 1.78 goals scored and 1.89 conceded across 9 matches; away from home Colchester averaged 1.73 scored and 1.36 conceded across 11.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.50 goals from Newport County and 0.85 from Colchester. From that it rates a home win at 52%, a draw at 29% and an away win at 20%, against 35%, 27% and 37% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 46%.

Team comparison

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

Recent form67% – 33%
Attack38% – 63%
Defence75% – 25%
Head-to-head7% – 93%
Goals23% – 77%
Overall strength46% – 53%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Newport CountyDDWWD1.301.4060%50%
ColchesterDDLDD1.201.6080%50%

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

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
BTTS 1st Half - No78%1.20
Over 1.5 Goals75%1.25
Double Chance 1273%1.30
Under 3.5 Goals69%1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals68%1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals65%1.44
BTTS Yes57%1.67
Over 2.5 Goals52%1.85

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

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