League Two: Colchester vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 22 match between Colchester and Gillingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Gillingham travel to JobServe Community Stadium to face struggling Colchester in a round 22 game, which kicks-off this coming Thursday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Placed 17th in the table Colchester have amassed 23 points after 20 matches. On 30 points, Gillingham rank tenth with 20 matches played this season.

Team form: Colchester vs Gillingham

Colchester Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Colchester managed to beat Swindon 4-0, before drawing 0-0 with Newport. Most recently, they had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Crewe. Colchester claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-0 and 0-1 against Salford City and Milton Keynes Dons, respectively. Last time out, Cheltenham ended their streak as the match finished even 2-2. Gillingham won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Gillingham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Colchester and Gillingham. 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 Gillingham

Samson Tovide is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Gillingham look to Jayden Clarke, hoping he can add to his current total of three League Two goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Colchester claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Gillingham won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Colchester are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin. Gillingham have beaten Colchester in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Gillingham scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Colchester have not conceded a goal in 5 consecutive games. Colchester managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Gillingham have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Colchester when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Colchester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Gillingham, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Colchester didn’t concede a goal in their last 5 matches.