Ace Football previews the League Two game between Colchester and Crewe who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Both Colchester and Crewe are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the League Two. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe on Friday.
Ranked as number 8 in the League Two standings, Colchester, have so far collected 65 points this season, while Crewe collected 61 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 42 rounds.
Form: Colchester vs Crewe
Colchester Form
Colchester should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Gillingham, before beating first Notts Co. by 1-0, then Newport in a 0-2 win. Colchester claimed four wins in their last six League Two matches at the JobServe Community Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored nine goals.
Crewe Form
In their last three matches, Crewe won 2-0 win against Grimsby, lost 2-0 against Bradford and lost 2-3 against Cheltenham. Crewe managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring seven time and letting in four.
Betting facts for Colchester and Crewe
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Colchester and Crewe played across all tournaments.
- In 27 of the last 29 Colchester home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 25 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Colchester have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Crewe away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Crewe away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Crewe matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Colchester vs Crewe
Jack Payne found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Mickey Demetriou just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Colchester vs Crewe
Full-time result
Colchester won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Crewe won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew six and lost two in this run. Colchester have not lost to Crewe in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Crewe scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Crewe managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Colchester were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings. Colchester have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Crewe.
Total goals
Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Crewe’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
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