Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Gillingham
Match Time & Date:
26/12/2022
16:00
Prediction: 1-0
Colchester
Gillingham and Colchester go head to head at Priestfield Stadium in a festive fixture. Gillingham head into Monday’s relegation six-pointer following a 3-0 loss to Salford City, but they will not have a better chance than this to record their only third win of the process. There are no fresh selection worries in the home team, but Lewis Walker could sneak into the starting XI for the first time since round 17.
The U’s, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Mansfield and Sutton. Colchester are desperate to escape the relegation zone, but given their poor away record (0-1-10), we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in the Boxing Day match. Speaking of the visiting team, midfielder Ossama Ashley misses out through suspension following his sending off in a 1-0 defeat to Sutton, while experienced midfielder Cole Skuse remains on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Highlighted Player (Stuart O\'Keefe):
Stuart O’keefe is a an English footballer who started his senior career at Southend United. In August 2010 O’Keefe signed a one-year deal with Crystal Palace after impressing coach George Burley in a trial game against West Ham reserves.
The 173-cm-tall midfielder scored one goal in 36 appearances for the Eagles in the Premier League, finding the net in a 3-1 win over Sunderland on August 31, 2013. Stuart O’Keefe played for Blackpool on loan before moving to Cardiff City in the winter of 2015.
After his loan spells with Milton Keynes Dons, Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle, O’Keefe moved to Gillingham at the end of the 2018/2019 season. He made his League One debut with the club on August 3, 2019 in a 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers. His main position is central midfield, but he is used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right.
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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