Peterborough v Colchester: numbers & prediction

Peterborough vs Colchester: Betarazi preview and prediction

The fixture

Colchester travel to face Peterborough on Tuesday 22 September in the EFL Trophy, with ABAX Stadium the venue – the ball rolls at 19:00 WAT. In the table, Peterborough are 2nd on 6 points after 3 matches; Colchester are 1st with 9. Only 3 points split them, so the winner climbs above the loser.

Current form

Peterborough, last 5: LDDLD Their latest outing: 0–2 defeat to Doncaster, at home. In their own stadium the record reads 0 won, 2 lost from 4. Scoring is the worry: just 0.8 goals a game.

Colchester, last 5: DDLLW Their latest outing: 1–1 draw with Cheltenham, at home. Goals for and against: 1.0 scored, 1.3 conceded per game.

Momentum favours Colchester, collecting 1.3 points per game to 0.5 for Peterborough.

Head to head

When they last met (21 Jul 2026) it ended Colchester 2–3 Peterborough.

Markets worth a look

• 1X2 according to our numbers – Peterborough 62%, draw 15%, Colchester 22%.

Our call before kick-off

Our pre-match call was Peterborough to win (62%, odds 1.91 – longer than our fair 1.61, so there is value too). Settled on the 90-minute result. Nothing in football is guaranteed – 18+, bet only what you can afford.