League Two: Colchester vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 7 match between Colchester and Cheltenham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Despite their unconvincing form, Colchester stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 7. They face Cheltenham this coming Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at JobServe Community Stadium.

Colchester are number 13 in the table on eight points after six matches. Cheltenham rank as number 4 with 11 points after six matches played.

Team form: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Colchester Form

In their last three matches, Colchester lost 2-0 against Bristol Rovers, 3-1 against Swindon and drew 1-1 with Crewe. Colchester won four of their previous six League Two games at the JobServe Community Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored nine goals.

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat York by 3-2, before drawing 2-2 with Grimsby. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Crawley by a 1-3 scoreline. Cheltenham claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Colchester and Cheltenham

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

In-form players: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Look no further than Harry Anderson, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Colchester in the League Two, while Charlie McCann managed six goals in the last half dozen matches for Cheltenham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

Colchester claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Cheltenham won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Somehow Cheltenham failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Colchester have beaten Cheltenham in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Cheltenham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Cheltenham games. Colchester will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Cheltenham have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Colchester have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Cheltenham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Colchester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in ten of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Cheltenham. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these. Cheltenham conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.