League Two: Swindon vs Colchester – Betting preview

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

Colchester go up against Swindon on Saturday for a League Two meeting at County Ground.

Swindon approach round 14 as number 2 in the League Two table with 25 points on their account so far. With 13 rounds behind them, Colchester have amassed 17 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.

Form: Swindon vs Colchester

Swindon Form

Swindon recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Newport 0-1. They were then defeated 4-0 against Accrington, before drawing 2-2 against Notts Co.. Swindon claimed four wins in their last six League Two matches at the County Ground. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded eight and scored 12 goals.

Colchester Form

Colchester are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Chesterfield got left behind in a 6-2 win, before Grimsby got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Harrogate Town was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for Colchester. Colchester claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for Swindon and Colchester

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

Players in form: Swindon vs Colchester

Harry Anderson scored five goals in six League Two games for Colchester. This took his total for the season up to five goals scored in League Two. Aaron Drinan is the man to point out for the home side, scoring six times in six League Two outings.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at County Ground across all tournaments Swindon won six times, drew two and lost two times. Colchester claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 10 matches. Swindon have not lost to Colchester in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Swindon scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Colchester scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Colchester games. Swindon will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Colchester have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Colchester have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Swindon when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swindon, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Colchester, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.