League Two: Colchester vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 37 match between Colchester and Crawley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Crawley go up against Colchester this coming Friday for a League Two meeting at JobServe Community Stadium.

Colchester approach the next League Two round as number 12 in the table, having claimed 52 points this season so far. With 35 games behind them, Crawley amassed 29 points, placing them as number 21 before their next fixture.

Form: Colchester vs Crawley

Colchester Form

Colchester suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Salford City in a 0-1 defeat. Chesterfield also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-0, before Colchester were able to strike back last time out in a 1-2 win against Newport. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Colchester but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six League Two matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring nine goals while conceding four.

Crawley Form

In their last three matches, Crawley drew 1-1 with Chesterfield, lost 2-0 against Oldham, and drew 2-2 with Swindon. Crawley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by seven goals to one.

Betting stats for Colchester and Crawley

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

In-form players: Colchester vs Crawley

It has been a great season for Jack Payne so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Colchester hoping he delivers against Crawley on Friday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

Colchester claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing three. Crawley won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Crawley have not lost to Colchester in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Crawley scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Crawley have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Crawley should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Friday, as Colchester only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Crawley claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Colchester and Crawley.

Total goals

Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in four 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 two of Crawley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Colchester conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Crawley did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.