Ace Football previews the League Two round 32 match between Barrow and Colchester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Colchester go up against Barrow this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at SO Legal Stadium.
Form: Barrow vs Colchester
Barrow Form
Barrow endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against Swindon, before Notts Co. won 2-1, while Shrewsbury claimed a victory in a 2-1 match. Barrow did not win any of their last six League Two matches at the SO Legal Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored four goals.
Colchester Form
Colchester suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Grimsby in a 0-1 defeat. Crewe also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-0, before Colchester were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against Shrewsbury. Colchester claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts for Barrow and Colchester
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barrow and Colchester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Barrow matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Barrow matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barrow have lost 7 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Barrow have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Barrow have lost the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 8 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Colchester away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Barrow vs Colchester
Isaac Fletcher found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Jack Payne just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Barrow vs Colchester
Full-time result
Barrow won only once in their last 10 outings at SO Legal Stadium, but they drew three and lost six in this run. Colchester won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Barrow lost their last 6 matches. Barrow have not lost to Colchester in 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Barrow only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Colchester got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Barrow managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Colchester were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Barrow have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Colchester.
Total goals
Barrow saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Colchester’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Barrow failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches.
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