League Two: Bristol Rovers vs Colchester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 27 match between Bristol Rovers and Colchester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Colchester go up against Bristol Rovers this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at Memorial Stadium.

Sitting bottom of the table, Bristol Rovers have claimed 21 points after 24 rounds, while Colchester have amassed 36 points. This places the latter as number 9 in the League Two at the moment.

Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Colchester

Bristol Rovers Form

In their last three games, Bristol Rovers lost 2-3 against Bromley, got defeated 0-2 by Barnet before winning 0-3 against Shrewsbury. Bristol Rovers did not win any of their last six League Two matches at the Memorial Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 17 and scored 11 goals.

Colchester Form

Colchester look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Crawley. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Gillingham in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Milton Keynes Dons in a 1-0 win. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Colchester won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol Rovers and Colchester

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bristol Rovers and Colchester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

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Full-time result

Bristol Rovers won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing one. They lost eight at Memorial Stadium in this run of matches. Colchester won four of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing three and losing three. Bristol Rovers have not lost to Colchester in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Bristol Rovers only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Colchester got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Colchester played. Colchester will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Bristol Rovers managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Bristol Rovers have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Colchester.

Total goals

Bristol Rovers saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Colchester’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.