League Two: Colchester vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 19 match between Colchester and Gillingham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Colchester and Gillingham 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 this coming Saturday.

Colchester are placed tenth with 27 points after 18 matches. Gillingham occupy a position as eightth in the league on 28 points.

Team form: Colchester vs Gillingham

Colchester Form

Colchester are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-2 win against Walsall. They went on to beat Notts Co. by 1-3, before also getting the better of Cheltenham in a 2-0 victory. Colchester claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.

Gillingham Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Gillingham could do with a win again. Against Crawley, they finished even 2-2, before drawing again in a 1-1 match with Barnet. Another 3-3 stalemate against Shrewsbury followed. Gillingham claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Gillingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Colchester and Gillingham. 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 Gillingham

Bradley Dack shows decent form right now for Gillingham, 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 Gillingham

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at JobServe Community Stadium across all tournaments Colchester won five times, drew two and lost three times. Gillingham claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Gillingham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Colchester managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Gillingham, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.