League Two: Colchester vs Fleetwood – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 37 match between Colchester and Fleetwood and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Colchester and Fleetwood 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 Saturday.

Ranked as number 9 in the League Two standings, Colchester, have so far collected 55 points this season, while Fleetwood collected 49 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 36 rounds.

Form: Colchester vs Fleetwood

Colchester Form

In their last three outings, Colchester won 1-0 against Chesterfield, beat Cheltenham by 0-1 and hammered Port Vale 2-1. Colchester won four of their last six League Two matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored seven goals.

Fleetwood Form

In their last three matches, Fleetwood drew 2-2 with Notts Co., beat Crewe 1-4 before a 1-1 draw with Port Vale. Fleetwood claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Fleetwood

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Colchester and Fleetwood. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Colchester vs Fleetwood

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Samson Tovide, who is performing well for Colchester. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Fleetwood.The visitors will be looking to Ryan Graydon to find the net once again, after managing six League Two goals for Fleetwood in recent matches.

Popular markets: Colchester vs Fleetwood

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at JobServe Community Stadium across all tournaments Colchester won six times, drew three and lost one times. Fleetwood claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Colchester won their last seven matches on the trot. Colchester didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at JobServe Community Stadium.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Fleetwood scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Fleetwood games. Fleetwood managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Colchester were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.

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 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Fleetwood, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.