Colchester United managed to avoid relegation last year by just six points when they finished in 20th position out of 24 with 49 points.
Just two teams get relegated each year from League Two, and at the end of the 2022/23 season, it was Hartlepool (who finished second-from-bottom with 43 points) and Rochdale (who finished rock bottom) who dropped down to League One.
Also narrowly avoiding the drop were Crawley Town (finished in 22nd with 46 points) and A.F.C. Wimbledon (21st with 48 points). The question being asked here is, what are Colchester United’s chances of promotion this year from League Two up to League 1 (the third tier of men’s professional football in England)?
Let’s dive straight in and find out.
What are Colchester United’s chances of being promoted?
To find out just how likely it is that League Two side Colchester United will get promoted from the fourth tier of men’s professional football in England up to League One, the best thing to do would be to do a search for the latest League Two outright winner betting market odds at trusted online bookmakers like the official Unibet site.
It has the latest and most competitive League Two football odds, and currently, Colchester United are priced at 50/1 to get promoted. In other words, they only have a 2.00% implied probability rate of achieving this enormous feat. In decimal odds, 50/1 equates to 51.00, and for those of you who prefer American/Moneyline odds, 50/1 or 51.00 is the same as saying 5,000.00.
For the purpose of this article, the odds we mentioned going forward will be in the U.K. fractional odds format. A.F.C. Wimbledon, Barrow, Harrogate Town, Morecambe, and Newport Country are also currently priced at 50/1. The two teams that will least likely win the league and get promoted from League Two (as it stands now) are Crawley Town and Crewe Alexander.
They are both currently priced at 70/1, meaning they only have a 1.40% chance of winning the league. You could also say that Crawley Town and Crewe Alexander are the two teams most likely to get relegated. However, don’t forget that no bets are guaranteed and that anything can happen in football.
Which teams are most likely to gain promotion from League Two?
Again, if you understand what the odds are trying to tell you, it appears that newly promoted Wrexham A.F.C. stand the greatest chance of getting promoted up to League One.
They are currently priced at 4/1, meaning there’s a 20.00% implied probability rate of them actually going on to win the 2023/24 League Two campaign. It’s still early days, but for a Wrexham fan, they will be liking these odds.
More of the latest League Two promotion odds
Let’s take a quick look at some more League Two promotion odds:
Colchester United’s upcoming fixtures
On Tuesday, August 15th, Colchester are at home to A.F.C. Wimbledon in a 19:45 PM kick-off. Their next game is also a home game when they host M.K. Dons at 15:00 on August 19th.
They travel away to face Gillingham at 15:00 on Saturday, August 26th, and then on September 2nd at 15:00, they play Walsall away.
On September 9th, they are at home to Tranmere at 15:00, and then on September 16th, they are at home to Mansfield Town at 15:00 before playing in the group stage of the Football League Trophy tournament on September 19th against Tottenham Hotspur U21 in a 19:30 kick-off.
