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Colchester United
FA Cup | Second Round
Dec 5, 2021 at 12.30pm UK
Colchester Community Stadium
Wigan logo

Colchester
1 - 2
Wigan

Sears (45+1')
Jasper (6'), Dobra (42')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Lang (24', 75')
Cousins (62'), Edwards (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Colchester United and Wigan Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Colchester United 0-2 Wigan Athletic

Colchester have been much improved of late, something which should give them a fighting chance at the weekend. Nevertheless, Wigan should be far too strong, particularly in the defensive third, and we are backing the visitors to run out comfortable victors. Read more.

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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 54.63%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Colchester United had a probability of 21.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.27%) and 1-2 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.53%), while for a Colchester United win it was 1-0 (6.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wigan Athletic would win this match.

Result
Colchester UnitedDrawWigan Athletic
21.09%24.28%54.63%
Both teams to score 49.44%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.42%51.58%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.63%73.37%
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.88%39.12%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.16%75.84%
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.21%18.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.8%50.2%
Score Analysis
    Colchester United 21.09%
    Wigan Athletic 54.62%
    Draw 24.28%
Colchester UnitedDrawWigan Athletic
1-0 @ 6.9%
2-1 @ 5.41%
2-0 @ 3.24%
3-1 @ 1.69%
3-2 @ 1.42%
3-0 @ 1.01%
Other @ 1.43%
Total : 21.09%
1-1 @ 11.53%
0-0 @ 7.35%
2-2 @ 4.53%
Other @ 0.87%
Total : 24.28%
0-1 @ 12.28%
0-2 @ 10.27%
1-2 @ 9.64%
0-3 @ 5.73%
1-3 @ 5.37%
2-3 @ 2.52%
0-4 @ 2.39%
1-4 @ 2.25%
2-4 @ 1.05%
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 54.62%

How you voted: Colchester vs Wigan

Colchester United
12.5%
Draw
18.8%
Wigan Athletic
68.8%
16
Head to Head
Mar 12, 2016 3pm
Colchester
3-3
Wigan
Gilbey (40'), Lee (50'), Moncur (60' pen.)
Chambers (69'), Edwards (77')
Wildschut (36'), Colclough (44'), Grigg (90')
Oct 17, 2015 3pm
Wigan
5-0
Colchester
Daniels (5', 14'), Power (11'), Grigg (33', 87')
rhs 2.0
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