Ace Football previews the League Two game between Colchester and Exeter who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Exeter travel to JobServe Community Stadium to face struggling Colchester in a round 11 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Colchester are placed 19th with ten points after nine matches. Exeter occupy a position as 14th in the league on 12 points.
Form: Colchester vs Exeter
Colchester Form
Colchester only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Cheltenham, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Shrewsbury, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Newport. Colchester won three of their previous six matches at JobServe Community Stadium in the League Two. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to five against.
Exeter Form
Exeter look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Bristol Rovers, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Rotherham in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Shrewsbury in their most recent outing. Exeter only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by six goals to three.
Betting facts for Colchester and Exeter
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 Exeter played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Colchester home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Colchester home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 21 Exeter matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 18 Exeter away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Exeter matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Exeter matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Exeter away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Colchester vs Exeter
Moses Sesay has been great for Colchester lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Exeter are optimistic that Anthony Scully doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular betting markets: Colchester vs Exeter
Full-time result
Colchester claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Exeter won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Colchester scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Exeter only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Exeter managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Colchester have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Exeter.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Colchester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Exeter, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Colchester conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Exeter’s last 6 matches had less than three goals.
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