Ace Football previews the League Two round 8 match between Shrewsbury and Colchester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Shrewsbury enjoy home advantage, when visitors Colchester swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Shrewsbury are number 18 in the table on seven points after seven matches. Colchester rank as number 15 with nine points after seven matches played.
Form: Shrewsbury vs Colchester
Shrewsbury Form
Shrewsbury have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Fleetwood, they came out empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against Northampton. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Crewe. Shrewsbury won four of their previous six League Two games at the The Croud Meadow. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored eight goals.
Colchester Form
Colchester won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Shrewsbury and Colchester
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 Shrewsbury and Colchester played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Shrewsbury matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Shrewsbury matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Colchester away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Shrewsbury vs Colchester
Having scored just once lately in the League Two, William Boyle will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Colchester hope Harry Anderson can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.
Betting markets: Shrewsbury vs Colchester
Full-time result
Shrewsbury claimed a modest four 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 five. Colchester won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Shrewsbury 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 been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Colchester kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Colchester have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Shrewsbury when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shrewsbury, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Colchester, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
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