League Two: Tranmere vs Colchester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Tranmere and Colchester who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Tranmere enjoy home advantage, when visitors Colchester swing by on Monday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Tranmere approach round 42 as number 17 in the League Two table with 50 points on their account so far. With 41 rounds behind them, Colchester have amassed 37 points, placing them as number 22 in the standings.

Team form: Tranmere vs Colchester

Tranmere Form

Tranmere have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-1 victory against Wrexham. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Crawley, before handing over all three points in a 2-0 defeat against Bradford. Tranmere claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Colchester Form

Colchester look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Walsall. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Mansfield in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Newport in a 2-1 win. Colchester only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by six goals to four.

Betting stats for Tranmere and Colchester

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 Tranmere and Colchester played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Tranmere vs Colchester

Luke Norris is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Colchester look to Cameron McGeehan, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Tranmere vs Colchester

Full-time result

Tranmere claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Colchester won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Tranmere have not lost to Colchester in 9 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Tranmere scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Colchester only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Tranmere probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Monday, as Colchester managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tranmere, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Colchester’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.

Suggested bet: Tranmere vs Colchester

To sum up, the upcoming match between Tranmere and Colchester 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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