League Two: Colchester vs Stockport County – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 36 match between Colchester and Stockport County and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Struggling Colchester are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Stockport County on Tuesday 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.

Stockport County have taken the lead in the League Two after collecting 80 points from their initial 41 encounters. Colchester trail them by 38 points after 40 rounds, leaving them as number 23 in the table.

Form: Colchester vs Stockport County

Colchester Form

They came away from their last three matches with four points, as Colchester beat Newport 2-1, followed by a 1-1 draw against Tranmere. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 1-2 defeat against Wrexham. Colchester claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing four and losing one matches, in which they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Stockport County Form

In their last three matches, Stockport County first beat Forest Green 0-3, then AFC Wimbledon by 1-0 and finally Sutton United by 1-3. Stockport County claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Colchester and Stockport County

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Colchester and Stockport County. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Colchester vs Stockport County

It has been an excellent season for Paddy Madden who managed to score an impressive 13 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Stockport County are looking to him against Colchester, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at JobServe Community Stadium across all tournaments Colchester won two times, drew four and lost four times. Stockport County claimed four wins, five draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Stockport County won their last 4 matches on the trot. Stockport County remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Stockport County have not lost to Colchester in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Colchester scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Stockport County scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Colchester played. Stockport County should be able to score at least once on Tuesday as Colchester failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Stockport County managed six clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Stockport County, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.

Betting prediction: Colchester vs Stockport County

To sum up, the upcoming match between Colchester and Stockport County seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

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