League Two: Colchester vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 15 match between Colchester and Gillingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Gillingham come to JobServe Community Stadium for the League Two match this coming Saturday, Colchester will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Colchester are placed 23th with 12 points after 13 matches. Gillingham occupy a position as eightth in the league on 20 points.

Form: Colchester vs Gillingham

Colchester Form

A draw was the best Colchester could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Chesterfield, before getting trounced 2-0 against Northampton. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Walsall ran out 1-3 winners. Colchester claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew three and lost one, scored six goals and conceded six.

Gillingham Form

It is all or nothing with Gillingham, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-4 against Grimsby, before beating Shrewsbury 1-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-1 against Barrow. Gillingham won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding ten.

Betting facts for Colchester and Gillingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Colchester and Gillingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Colchester vs Gillingham

Moses Sesay is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Gillingham look to Ronan Hale, hoping he can add to his current total of four League Two goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at JobServe Community Stadium across all tournaments Colchester won three times, drew five and lost two times. Gillingham claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Colchester have not lost to Gillingham in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Gillingham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Gillingham games. Gillingham managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Colchester were first on target in two of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Gillingham, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.