League Two: Stockport County vs Colchester – Betting preview

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the League Two round 18 game between Stockport County and Colchester and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

Stockport County are highly favoured to claim a win against Colchester, whom they face on Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Edgeley Park seems to be the obvious outcome.

Stockport County have taken the lead in the League Two after collecting 38 points from their initial 17 encounters. Colchester trail by 18 points after 17 rounds, leaving them as number 16 in the table on 20 points.

Form: Stockport County vs Colchester

Stockport County Form

In their last three outings, Stockport County won 2-0 against Tranmere, beat Worksop by 5-1 and hammered Swindon 2-4. In their last six League Two home matches, Stockport County racked up five strong wins, while they’ve drawn once. They lost none while scoring 16 and conceding five goals.

Colchester Form

Colchester claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 3-2 against Shrewsbury. A 3-1 win followed against Swindon, before drawing 1-1 with Sutton United. Colchester claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Stockport County and Colchester

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stockport County and Colchester. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Interesting players: Stockport County vs Colchester

It has been a superb season for Isaac Olaofe so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Stockport County rely on his abilities against Colchester. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Edgeley Park witnessed Stockport County winning seven times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing one as well. Colchester claimed four wins, zero draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Stockport County are on a streak of 12 matches without defeat. Before their upcoming match, Stockport County look back on 8 games on home soil without losing.

Both teams to score

Stockport County scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Colchester scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Stockport County managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Colchester performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Stockport County saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Colchester. They performed an average of 1.5 goals in these. Stockport County are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 16 matches.

Betting tip: Stockport County vs Colchester

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Stockport County and Colchester. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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