League Two: Colchester vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Colchester and Mansfield who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Struggling Colchester are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Mansfield this coming Saturday at JobServe Community Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

While Mansfield are now third in the League Two table after collecting 13 points in seven rounds, Colchester trail them on six points. This leaves them as number 20 in the table after six rounds played.

Team form: Colchester vs Mansfield

Colchester Form

Colchester added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Gillingham by 0-3. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat against Walsall, followed up by a 2-0 win against Tranmere. In their last six League Two home matches, Colchester have three wins, while they’ve drawn zero and lost three. They scored 12 and conceded eight goals.

Mansfield Form

In their last three matches, Mansfield drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday, 0-0 with Bradford and beat Accrington by 0-3. In their last six League Two away matches, Mansfield have three wins, they’ve drawn three and lost one zero. They scored 12 while also conceding six times. They also experienced three draws but no defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Colchester and Mansfield

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 Mansfield played across all tournaments.

Players under-the-radar: Colchester vs Mansfield

Joe Taylor has four strikes in six League Two matches for Colchester, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Mansfield. The visitors are looking to Davis Keillor-Dunn, who has provided his team with four League Two goals.

Betting markets: Colchester vs Mansfield

Full-time result

Colchester claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing five. Mansfield won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew five and lost zero of these matches. Mansfield are on a roll, having now played 8 matches on the spin without losing. Mansfield are on a great streak of 9 away matches without losing. Mansfield have not lost to Colchester in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Colchester only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Mansfield got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Mansfield should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Colchester only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Mansfield claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Mansfield have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Colchester when playing at away ground.

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 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in six of the previous ten outings for Mansfield, who were on target an average of two times times per game.

Betting prediction: Colchester vs Mansfield

The match between Colchester and Mansfield should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this League Two game.

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