Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Colchester and Barrow and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Barrow come to JobServe Community Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Colchester will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
While Barrow find themselves on the 18th spot in the table with miserable three points after four rounds, Colchester have fought their way to five points which leaves them 14th in the standings at the very moment.
Form: Colchester vs Barrow
Colchester Form
Colchester are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Oxford by a 1-0 score, before winning 0-2 against Shrewsbury. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-2 against Cambridge U. Colchester only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at JobServe Community Stadium in the League Two. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded five goals.
Barrow Form
In their previous three outings, Barrow lost 0-1 against Preston, beat Notts Co. 2-1 and lost 1-0 against Harrogate Town. Barrow 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 two goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Barrow
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Colchester and Barrow. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 30 of the last 32 Colchester home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 28 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 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 9 of the last 11 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Barrow matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Barrow matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Barrow away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Barrow away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Barrow matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Colchester vs Barrow
Kyreece Lisbie has been great for Colchester lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Barrow are optimistic that Tyler Walker doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Betting markets: Colchester vs Barrow
Full-time result
Colchester claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Barrow won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Barrow have not lost to Colchester in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Barrow scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Barrow have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Colchester managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
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 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Barrow, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Barrow did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.
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