Ace Football previews the League Two round 39 match between Colchester and Grimsby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Colchester enjoy home advantage, when visitors Grimsby swing by on Friday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Colchester vs Grimsby
Colchester Form
In their last three matches, Colchester beat Port Vale by 2-1 and Fleetwood by 3-0, before losing against Bradford by 4-1. Colchester won five of their last six League Two matches at the JobServe Community Stadium, scoring ten and conceding three along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Grimsby Form
Grimsby collected one win from their last three matches, as Notts Co. won by 0-2. Salford City were too strong as well, winning 0-1, before Grimsby won 1-0 against Newport. Grimsby won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting stats for Colchester and Grimsby
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Colchester and Grimsby. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 25 of the last 27 Colchester home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 23 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Colchester have won 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Grimsby matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Colchester vs Grimsby
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Colchester, Jack Payne has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Grimsby, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Friday, depending on your betting strategy.
Popular betting markets: Colchester vs Grimsby
Full-time result
Colchester won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Grimsby won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run. Colchester did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Colchester have not lost to Grimsby in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Grimsby got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Grimsby managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Colchester have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Grimsby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four 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 four of the last ten outings for Grimsby, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Colchester scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.
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