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League Two: Wrexham vs Colchester – Betting preview

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Struggling Colchester are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Wrexham this coming Saturday at SToK Cae Ras. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Wrexham are twoth in the rankings with 37 points after 20 matches played, whereas Colchester rank 22th in the League Two on 20 points.

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Form: Wrexham vs Colchester

Wrexham Form

In their last three matches, Wrexham won 6-0 against Morecambe, before settling for a point in a 2-2 draw against Harrogate Town. They were back on top last time out, defeating Yeovil 3-0. Wrexham have been in potent form at SToK Cae Ras, winning no less than five of the past six League Two matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 19 goals while letting in six.

Colchester Form

Colchester endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-4 by Barrow, before Doncaster ran out 3-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Crawley, who came out 1-2 winners. Colchester won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says 14 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Wrexham and Colchester

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Wrexham and Colchester played across all competitions.

  • Wrexham have scored in the last 54 home matches in a row
  • In 19 of the last 21 Wrexham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Wrexham have not lost 14 of the last 16 matches
  • Wrexham have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
  • Wrexham have won 8 of the last 10 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Colchester have conceded in 18 of the last 20 matches
  • Colchester have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Colchester have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Colchester have conceded in 12 of the last 14 away matches
  • In 7 of the last 9 Colchester away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

Interesting players: Wrexham vs Colchester

It is a great season for Elliot Lee, who currently has 11 league goals to his name during this season. Wrexham will rely on his services to gun down Colchester.

Full-time result

Of their 10 most recent games at SToK Cae Ras across all tournaments, Wrexham won eight times, drew one and lost one. Colchester won three of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing zero and losing seven. Before their upcoming match, Wrexham look back on 9 games on home soil without losing. Colchester lost their last 4 matches.

Both teams to score

Wrexham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Colchester scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Colchester scored the opening goal five times, whereas Wrexham were first on target in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Wrexham’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.3 goals on the way. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Colchester-matches would have returned some winnings in six of them. Colchester managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. Colchester conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Suggested bet: Wrexham vs Colchester

The match between Wrexham and Colchester should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this League Two game.

Wrexham vs Colchester: Who wins the game?

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