Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Colchester
Match Time & Date:
26/12/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Gillingham
Thursday’s football game at Colchester Community Stadium pits together Colchester United and Gillingham, the two sides who shared the spoils with Crewe and Cheltenham respectively at the weekend. The U’s are undefeated in the previous nine games in all competitions, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the Boxing Day clash. Both Tovide and Bishop limped off with injuries against the Railwaymen, with duo Payne – Thorn pushing for a start.
The Gills, on the other hand, head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Cheltenham Town. As Gillingham have been showing signs of improvement of late, especially up front, we predict that they are going to hold Colchester to a draw on Boxing Day. George Lapslie is widely expected to return to Gillingham’s starting XI after scoring as a substitute against Cheltenham, while there are no fresh injury worries in the away team.
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.
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