League Two: Colchester vs Rochdale – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 3 match between Colchester and Rochdale and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Colchester will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Rochdale for a round 3 match in the League Two.

The current difference in the League Two standings between the two teams clashing at JobServe Community Stadium this coming Saturday is four points.

Form: Colchester vs Rochdale

Colchester Form

Colchester recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 0-2 against Southampton, before drawing 2-2 with Accrington. They won their most recent game 2-1 against Oldham. Colchester won three of their previous six matches at JobServe Community Stadium in the League Two. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to seven against.

Rochdale Form

Rochdale endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by Bradford, before Newport ran out 3-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Crawley, who came out 1-2 winners. Rochdale 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 eight goals to three.

Betting stats for Colchester and Rochdale

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 Rochdale played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Colchester vs Rochdale

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Harry Anderson, who is performing well for Colchester. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Rochdale.The visitors will be looking to Ethan Ebanks-Landell to find the net once again, after managing two League Two goals for Rochdale in recent matches.

Popular markets: Colchester vs Rochdale

Full-time result

Colchester won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at JobServe Community Stadium. They drew two and lost five as well, while Rochdale won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Somehow Rochdale failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Rochdale have not lost to Colchester in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Colchester only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Rochdale only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Colchester managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Rochdale kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Rochdale have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Colchester when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Colchester, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Rochdale, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Colchester conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Rochdale conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.