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League Two · Matchweek 12

Chesterfield

CHS

Colchester United

COL

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Chesterfield48%
Draw25%
Colchester27%

Expected goals

1.74 – 1.29

Over 2.5

57%

Both to score

61%

Fair handicap

-0.50

Most likely scorelines

  • 1111.0%
  • 219.4%
  • 108.9%
  • 207.1%
  • 126.8%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

57%Possession52%
39%Territory34%
18%From set plays30%
0.13Chance quality0.08
7.1%Directness5.8%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Chesterfield, 4 for Colchester. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 72 matches, not the full season.