FA Cup · 1/128-finals 
Our pick Home win Correct result
Colchester’s league struggles meet Worcester City’s cup resilience
Colchester are 23rd in League Two after a difficult run, while Worcester City arrive unbeaten in six FA Cup matches. The hosts’ league status gives them the higher-level test, but the visitors’ cup record offers a clear counterpoint.
📍 Colchester Community Stadium
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Match report
Final result: Colchester 1-0 Worcester City.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 17–9; Shots on target: 7–2; Corners: 4–0.
Goals
- 32' Jaden Williams · Colchester
Cards
- 28' C. Wise · Worcester City
- 79' Harry Burns · Worcester City
- 84' Ben perry · Colchester
Match stats
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Colchester
- 22T. Lo-TutalaG
- 30K. Vincent-YoungD
- 5J. TuckerD
- 20S. RaggettD
- 6P. DigbyM
- 12M. SesayM
- 10J. PayneM
- 3E. IandoloM
- 26J. WilliamsM
- 17Jaden WilliamsF
- 27O. ThornF
Coach: D. Cowley
Worcester City
- 1Cristiano DzialukG
- 5D. IdehenD
- 3M. RobertsD
- 6C. WiseD
- 4Ryan WollacottD
- 10Harry BurnsM
- 7Nathan HaywardM
- 9Zac GuinanF
- 2J. Ezewele
- 11Liam Lockett
- 8Luke Rowe
Coach: Carl Heeley
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Worcester City | 1.5 | 0.7 |
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.19 – 0.95
- Double chance
- 1X · 72%12 69% · X2 59%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 36%Over 1.5: 64% · Over 3.5: 17%
- Both teams score
- 43%
- Clean sheet
- 39% – 30%Colchester–Worcester City
- Half-time result
- X · 48%1 30% · 2 22%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 24%X/X 21% · 2/2 16%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Colchester need a reset
Colchester head into Saturday’s FA Cup tie after two draws and three defeats in their last five league games, with their most recent match ending in defeat. They sit 23rd in League Two on 12 points after 13 matches, making this first-round tie an opportunity to change the mood.
Worcester City, in the Non League Premier - Southern Central, are 17th with 13 points from 13 matches. Their own last five league outings have brought two wins, a draw and two defeats, and they come into the cup after a league victory. The contrast is sharp: Colchester compete in League Two, but Worcester’s recent cup resilience is the more compelling run.
Worcester’s cup momentum
Worcester are unbeaten in six FA Cup matches, with four wins and two draws, scoring nine goals and conceding four. Their last five FA Cup games brought four wins and a draw, with eight goals scored and three conceded. They have also kept two clean sheets in the competition.
Their away cup record is less dominant: one win and two draws in three matches, with five goals scored and three conceded. Colchester have played no FA Cup matches in this competition so far, so Worcester carry the stronger cup evidence into this tie.
A test of levels and momentum
Colchester’s place in League Two means they face a lower-division opponent, but their league position and recent defeats leave little room for complacency. Worcester’s six-match unbeaten cup run, meanwhile, shows they have handled this competition well, even if their away record includes two draws rather than a string of wins.
The hosts will look to make their higher league standing count; Worcester will aim to keep the contest close and extend a run built on solid defending as well as goals.
Our prediction
Colchester’s higher divisional level and home advantage give them a narrow edge, while Worcester’s cup form points to a competitive, low-scoring match. PreviaXI’s model leans towards a home win, with Colchester’s edge in expected attacking output supporting a 1-0 outcome.
Colchester 1-0 Worcester City
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