League Two: Colchester vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 18 match between Colchester and Swindon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Colchester and Swindon will be desperate for points this coming Tuesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Ranked as number 18 in the League Two standings, Colchester, have so far collected 18 points this season, while Swindon collected 13 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 17 rounds.

Team form: Colchester vs Swindon

Colchester Form

Colchester have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Bradford, a 0-1 victory over Grimsby, and a 0-0 draw with Fleetwood. Colchester just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the JobServe Community Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Swindon Form

Swindon have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Accrington, they got a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Morecambe, who ran out 2-3 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 2-2 game with Accrington. Swindon claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to nine.

Betting stats for Colchester and Swindon

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

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Lyle Taylor will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Swindon hope Harry Smith can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

Betting markets: Colchester vs Swindon

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 three of the games, whilst losing four. Swindon won one of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost four of the games in this run. Swindon conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Colchester have not lost to Swindon in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Colchester scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Swindon only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Swindon games. Colchester will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Tuesday, as Swindon have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Colchester have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Swindon.

Total goals

Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Swindon, who managed to hit the net 1.7 times on average in these games. Swindon conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.