Ace Football previews the League Two round 25 match between Colchester and Accrington and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Colchester enjoy home advantage, when visitors Accrington swing by on Sunday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Colchester approach the next League Two round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 36 points this season so far. With 24 games behind them, Accrington amassed 33 points, placing them as number 14 before their next fixture.
Team form: Colchester vs Accrington
Colchester Form
In their last three matches, Colchester drew 1-1 with Crawley before recording another draw with Gillingham in a 1-1 match and beat Milton Keynes Dons with a 1-0 scoreline. Colchester won four of their last six League Two matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored ten goals.
Accrington Form
In their last three matches, Accrington first beat Barrow 2-1, then Harrogate Town by 1-0 and finally Notts Co. by 0-1. Accrington won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Accrington
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Colchester and Accrington. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 5 of the last 6 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Colchester home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Accrington away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Colchester vs Accrington
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Jack Payne has actually netted six goals during this League Two season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Accrington should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Jack Payne to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular betting markets: Colchester vs Accrington
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at JobServe Community Stadium across all tournaments Colchester won six times, drew one and lost three times. Accrington claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Accrington have not lost to Colchester in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Accrington scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Colchester scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in eight of their last 10 games. Accrington have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Colchester when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Colchester, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Accrington, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
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