Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Colchester and Tranmere and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
League Two title favourites Colchester begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Tranmere at JobServe Community Stadium.
Form: Colchester vs Tranmere
Colchester Form
A single draw is all Colchester have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-0 and 4-1 against Doncaster and Salford City respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Barrow. Colchester won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored seven and conceded three goals.
Tranmere Form
Tranmere went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Barrow. A 2-0 win against Crewe followed, before they beat Newport by 1-4. Tranmere 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 seven goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats for Colchester and Tranmere
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Colchester and Tranmere. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 29 of the last 31 Colchester home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 26 of the last 27 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Colchester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Colchester matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Colchester home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Tranmere away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Tranmere away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Tranmere matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Tranmere matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Tranmere away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Colchester vs Tranmere
As the new League Two campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Colchester and Tranmere this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
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Full-time result
Colchester claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Tranmere won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Colchester have not lost to Tranmere in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Colchester scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Tranmere only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Tranmere managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Colchester were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Colchester have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Tranmere.
Total goals
Colchester saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Tranmere’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.
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