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Colchester United
EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 13, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
JobServe Community Stadium
Reading logo

Colchester
2 - 2
Reading

Hopper (3'), Payne (55' pen.)
Ihionvien (90+9'), Kelleher (90+9')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Savage (65'), Wing (73')
Kanu (28'), Savage (45+1')
Colchester win 4-3 on penalties
Coverage of the EFL Cup First Round clash between Colchester United and Reading.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AFC Wimbledon 4-2 Colchester
Saturday, August 10 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Birmingham 1-1 Reading
Saturday, August 10 at 5.30pm in League One

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 Reading win with a probability of 43.51%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 32.68% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.72%) and 0-2 (6.4%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 2-1 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.88%).

Result
Colchester UnitedDrawReading
32.68% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03) 23.8% (0.0019999999999989 0) 43.51% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 61.15% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.14% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)40.85% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.75% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)63.24% (0.025999999999996 0.03)
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.54% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)24.45% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.11% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)58.89% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.94% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)19.06% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.35% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)50.65%
Score Analysis
    Colchester United 32.68%
    Reading 43.51%
    Draw 23.8%
Colchester UnitedDrawReading
2-1 @ 7.66% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
1-0 @ 6.56% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-0 @ 4.62% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 3.6% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 2.98% (-0.004 -0)
3-0 @ 2.17% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.27% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 1.05% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 32.68%
1-1 @ 10.88% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.35% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-0 @ 4.66% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-3 @ 1.65% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 23.8%
1-2 @ 9.02% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 7.72% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 6.4% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.98% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-3 @ 3.54% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 3.51% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
1-4 @ 2.07% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-4 @ 1.47% (0.002 0)
2-4 @ 1.45% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.35%
Total : 43.51%

How you voted: Colchester vs Reading

Colchester United
20.0%
Draw
0.0%
Reading
80.0%
5
Head to Head
Jul 2, 2022 1pm
Club Friendlies
Reading
2-0
Colchester
Goal (4'), Meite (17' pen.)
Sep 5, 2020 3pm
First Round
Reading
3-1
Colchester
Joao (45+1', 56', 75')
Brown (37')
Aug 11, 2015 7.45pm
Round One
Colchester
0-1
Reading

Briggs (75')
Gunter (115')
Robson-Kanu (37'), Taylor (92')
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