Colchester United VS Exeter City,draw is possibleColchester United and Exeter City
best soccer tips face off at the Colchester Community Stadium on Thursday in the first leg of their League Two playoff semi-final tie.Both league meetings in the regular season ended all square, but Exeter finished the shortened campaign seven points better off than Colchester and are considered the favourites here.

Match preview
Clubs in League One and League Two voted to end the season early amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a points-per-game system used to determine the final position of each team.Swindon Town went up to League One as champions, joined in the third tier next season by Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle. It is now a shootout between Colchester, Exeter, Cheltenham Town and Northampton Town for the fourth promotion spot, with the playoffs being given the green light to commence. The first of the semis is nicely teed up given the regular season fixtures between Colchester and Exeter finished 2-2 and 0-0 in December and January respectively. The most recent of those encounters came at a time when both sides were on long unbeaten runs, but they both had underwhelming ends to the curtailed season.
Team News
Colchester boss John McGreal has a fully-fit squad to choose from following the three-month hiatus. Theo Robinson was among the division's top goalscorers this term, netting 11 times in total, and is battling with Luke Norris to lead the line on Thursday. Like their opponents, Exeter opted against staging any practice matches during the shutdown and instead focused on building up their fitness on the training ground. Changes can be expected between the two legs given the quick turnaround in fixtures, but Matt Taylor will go with his strongest available side this week.
Colchester possible starting lineup:
Gerken; Jackson,
best free soccer prediction Eastman, Prosser, Bramall; Pell, Stevenson; Poku, Nouble, Harriott; Robinson
Exeter possible starting lineup:
Ward; Richardson, Martin, Parkes, Dickenson; Atangana, Collins; Williams, Jay, Law; Bowman
Colchester United VS Exeter City
Handicap Pick: Draw