League Two: Grimsby vs Colchester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Grimsby and Colchester who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Grimsby appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Colchester in round 12 of the League Two season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Blundell Park this coming Saturday.

Grimsby are third in the League Two standings after collecting 21 points from their initial 11 encounters. Colchester trail them on 11 points after 11 rounds, leaving them as number 19 in the table.

Form: Grimsby vs Colchester

Grimsby Form

Grimsby look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Barnet, they were left empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Cheltenham in a 7-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Salford City in their most recent outing. Grimsby claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded five goals.

Colchester Form

In their last three matches, Colchester drew 1-1 with Bristol Rovers, lost 4-2 against Fleetwood and beat Chesterfield 6-2. Colchester claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats for Grimsby and Colchester

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

In-form players: Grimsby vs Colchester

Charles Vernam look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six League Two matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Jack Payne adds to his four League Two goals come this coming Saturday.

Betting markets: Grimsby vs Colchester

Full-time result

Grimsby claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Colchester won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Colchester have beaten Grimsby in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Colchester scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Colchester will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Grimsby managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Colchester have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Grimsby when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Grimsby, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Colchester’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.