League Two: Colchester vs Harrogate Town – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 3 match between Colchester and Harrogate Town and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Colchester hope to live up to their early billing as the League Two title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Harrogate Town over to the JobServe Community Stadium for a round 3 match.

Colchester enter this round three of the League Two with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.

Team form: Colchester vs Harrogate Town

Colchester Form

Colchester have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 4-2 against AFC Wimbledon, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Reading. Their latest match brought a 2-0 win in their encounter with Milton Keynes Dons. Colchester only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Harrogate Town Form

Harrogate Town have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Bromley, they came out empty-handed in a 0-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Lincoln City. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 3-3 draw against Accrington. Harrogate Town came through their last six away games in the League Two without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew five and lost one in which, they were outscored by nine goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Harrogate Town

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 Harrogate Town played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Colchester vs Harrogate Town

Ben Goodliffe is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Harrogate Town look to George Thomson, hoping he can add to his current total of four League Two goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Colchester claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Harrogate Town won one of their last 10 games away, drew seven and lost two of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Harrogate Town scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Colchester probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Harrogate Town managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Colchester have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Harrogate Town.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Colchester, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Harrogate Town, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.

Suggested bet: Colchester vs Harrogate Town

To summarize, the upcoming League Two clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Colchester vs Harrogate Town mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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