Our prediction for this League 2 match:
MK Dons
Match Time & Date:
26/12/2023
20:45
Prediction: 1-0
Colchester
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Forest Green and Morecambe, MK Dons will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Colchester United on Tuesday afternoon. The Dons have improved offensively and, as a result, the odds for home win have been dropping. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be talented forward Max Dean, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line.
Colchester United, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Salford City. The U’s are on a three-game losing run on the road, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on the playoffs-chasing hosts. There are no fresh injury concerns in the away team ahead of the trip to Milton Keynes, but both Matt Smith and Matthew Lund should be recalled to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Mo Eisa):
Born on the 12th of July, 1994, in Khartoum, Sudan, Mo Eisa is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United in the third tier of English Football. The 6ft tall striker/ winger is a Pro Touch Soccer Academy product.
The initial years of his career were spent playing non-league football with teams like Dartford, Leatherhead, and Greenwich Borough, the latter for whom he scored over 50 goals in 100 appearances. On the 7th of July, 2017, Eisa signed a contract with League Two outfit Cheltenham Town and made his league debut on the 5th of August, 2017.
A prolific season with the Robins earned him the Supporters' Player Of The Year and the Players' Player Of The Year awards at the end of the season. For the 18/19 season, the 25-year-old joined Championship side Bristol for a brief stint before returning to League One with Peterborough for the following season on a four-year contract.
Highlighted Team (Colchester):
Founded in 1937, Colchester United are a professional football club that compete in the League Two, the English fourth tier. The U’s welcome their rivals at Colchester Community Stadium, the venue which has the capacity of 10,105 people.
Colchester United are well known for their blue kit, but white is the dominant colour of their away kit. The U’s have an official fans association known as the CUSA. Colchester supporters consider Wycombe Wanderers the club’s fiercest rivals, but the rivalries with Southend United and Ipswich Town are big as well. Colchester United did well to win the FA Trophy in the 1991/92 season, with the team clinching the Essex Senior Cup trophy in the 2009/10 season.
In December 1961 the U’s recorded their biggest win, with the team rolling over Bradford City 9-1 in the Fourth Division. Colchester United repeated the success 44 years later as they hammered Leamington 9-1 in the FA Cup round 1.
