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 Tuesday 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 13 in the table, having claimed 60 points this season so far. With 42 games behind them, Accrington amassed 51 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.
Team form: Colchester vs Accrington
Colchester Form
In the previous three matches, Colchester lost 1-3 against Oldham, beat Tranmere by 0-1 and won 3-0 against Swindon. Colchester only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
Accrington Form
In their last three matches, Accrington won 2-0 win against Crewe, lost 2-0 against Gillingham and lost 1-2 against Fleetwood. Accrington managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring seven time and letting in two.
Betting facts for Colchester and Accrington
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Colchester and Accrington. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 19 of the last 21 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Colchester home matches in the League Two, 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 20 of the last 22 Accrington away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Colchester vs Accrington
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Harry Anderson has actually netted ten 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 Harry Anderson to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular betting markets: Colchester vs Accrington
Full-time result
Colchester won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at JobServe Community Stadium. They drew two and lost three as well, while Accrington won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Accrington have not lost to Colchester in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Accrington scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Colchester probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Tuesday, as Accrington managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Accrington have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Colchester when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Colchester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Accrington’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.5 goals in these matches.
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