League Two: Colchester vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 43 match between Colchester and Swindon and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Colchester welcome Swindon on Friday in the League Two, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 43 match.

Form: Colchester vs Swindon

Colchester Form

Colchester hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Walsall resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-3 defeat against Oldham, before beating Tranmere by 0-1. Colchester claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded six.

Swindon Form

Swindon look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Fleetwood. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Cambridge U in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Walsall in a 2-1 win. Swindon won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats and facts 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 in form: Colchester vs Swindon

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

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Full-time result

Colchester won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at JobServe Community Stadium. They drew two and lost three as well, while Swindon won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Swindon remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce. Swindon remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Colchester have beaten Swindon in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Colchester only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Swindon scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Colchester managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Swindon kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Colchester have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Swindon.

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 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Swindon, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Swindon are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 20 matches.