10th October NEWPORT - COLCHESTER

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• There is barely a price between the sides. Colchester is the shortest price on a book of 2.57 / 3.40 / 2.45 (1 / X / 2), an implied 37.4%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 35.7% / 26.9% / 37.4% on an overround of 9.1%.

• In the league table Newport sit 15th on 10 points (2W 4D 3L) with Colchester 19th on 10 points (2W 4D 2L).

• Newport read D-D-W-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 4D 0L) — patchy.

• Colchester read D-D-L-D-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 4D 2L) — patchy.

• Head to head the record reads 0-1-3 — Newport wins, draws, then Colchester wins. Their last meeting finished Newport - Colchester: 1-2.

• Our last-six model flags 1 qualifying strike here. Reading Newport first, then Colchester, out of their last six: DRAW 4 and 4.

• Colchester lean hardest on Jack Payne (9.5), Sean Raggett (9.5), Harry Anderson (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: With barely anything between them on price, this is one to leave alone in the 1X2 market and attack in the goals or handicap markets instead.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 9th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.