League Two: Northampton vs Colchester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 13 match between Northampton and Colchester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Colchester go up against Northampton this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at Sixfields Stadium.

Northampton are number 23 in the table on ten points after ten matches. Colchester rank as number 19 with 12 points after 11 matches played.

Team form: Northampton vs Colchester

Northampton Form

Northampton went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against York, a 0-2 win against Grimsby and a 0-1 defeat against Tranmere. Northampton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Sixfields Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded five goals.

Colchester Form

Colchester came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 1-0 against Newport, followed by a 0-0 draw with Exeter. In their last match, they finished even 1-1 against Chesterfield. Colchester didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 11 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting facts for Northampton 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 Northampton and Colchester played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Northampton vs Colchester

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joe O’Brien Whitmarsh, who is performing well for Northampton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Colchester.The visitors will be looking to Moses Sesay to find the net once again, after managing three League Two goals for Colchester in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Northampton vs Colchester

Full-time result

Northampton claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing six. Colchester won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run. Northampton have not lost to Colchester in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Northampton scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Colchester scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Colchester should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Northampton only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Colchester claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Northampton have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Colchester.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Northampton, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Colchester, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.