League Two: Bristol Rovers vs Colchester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 4 match between Bristol Rovers and Colchester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Bristol Rovers will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Colchester for a round 4 match in the League Two.

A look at the League Two standings shows that one points and three places currently separate the two teams.

Form: Bristol Rovers vs Colchester

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against York, they were left empty-handed in a 3-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Newport in a 5-3 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Crawley in their most recent outing. Bristol Rovers have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent League Two matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 16 while conceding four goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the League Two across the last six games.

Colchester Form

Colchester went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Accrington. A 2-1 win against Oldham followed, before they beat Rochdale by 1-0. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Colchester won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol Rovers and Colchester

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bristol Rovers and Colchester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bristol Rovers vs Colchester

Harry Anderson shows decent form right now for Colchester, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bristol Rovers, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Ellis Harrison also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League Two matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Memorial Stadium across all tournaments Bristol Rovers won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Colchester claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Bristol Rovers scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Colchester scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bristol Rovers managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Colchester kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol Rovers, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Colchester, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.