League Two: Colchester vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 12 match between Colchester and Cheltenham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Colchester and Cheltenham will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Colchester are placed 17th with 11 points after ten matches. Cheltenham occupy a position as 21th in the league on ten points.

Form: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Colchester Form

In their last three matches, Colchester lost 4-0 against Walsall, drew 1-1 with Port Vale and recorded a 0-0 draw with Carlisle. Colchester only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded three goals.

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-1 win against Accrington. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Barrow, before suffering another loss in a 2-3 match against Swindon. Cheltenham are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 11 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats for Colchester and Cheltenham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Colchester and Cheltenham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Ryan Bowman shows decent form right now for Cheltenham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Colchester, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Lyle Taylor also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.

Betting markets: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

Colchester claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Cheltenham won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Cheltenham conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Cheltenham have not lost to Colchester in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Cheltenham scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Cheltenham played. Cheltenham should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Colchester only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Cheltenham claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Colchester, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Cheltenham, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. Cheltenham conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Betting prediction: Colchester vs Cheltenham

To sum up, the upcoming match between Colchester and Cheltenham seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

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