League Two: Colchester vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Colchester and Cheltenham who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Cheltenham come to JobServe Community Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Colchester will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 13 in the League Two standings, Colchester, have so far collected 24 points this season, while Cheltenham collected 17 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 17 rounds.

Team form: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Colchester Form

Colchester recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 0-2 against Bromley. They responded by beating Walsall 0-2, and followed that up by winning 1-3 against Notts Co.. Colchester managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Notts Co. in a 1-2 defeat. Tranmere also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-2, before Cheltenham were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Bristol Rovers. Cheltenham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Cheltenham

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

In-form players: Colchester vs Cheltenham

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

Betting markets: Colchester vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at JobServe Community Stadium across all tournaments Colchester won four times, drew two and lost four times. Cheltenham claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Cheltenham were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Cheltenham have not lost to Colchester in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Cheltenham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Cheltenham were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Total goals

Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Cheltenham, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Cheltenham scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.