Stevenage vs Colchester United preview for sports bettors

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 07.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

League Two: Top-drawer vs below par, at least that's what the table says. Stevenage - Colchester United. Home victory or a shock result?

Insights:
  • Stevenage have the most scored goals (34) at home in League Two
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Stevenage form and stats

Stevenage are steadily winning League Two games and points here at The Lamex Stadium. 14 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 19 games.

An away draw last time out for Stevenage, facing Northampton Town in a game that ended 1-1. Reid was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Northampton Town after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Forster-Caskey was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.64 (out of ten) in that game. Forster-Caskey hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Salford City with the scoreline 1-3.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Stevenage's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.

Stevenage are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Hartlepool United awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Stevenage in their home games so far, with 34 goals from 19 league matches. Stevenage are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Lamex Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 19 matches.

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Colchester United form and stats

There's been little loot from Colchester United's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 19 away games in the League Two. Colchester United only have 5 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 2 draws. The last three matches for Colchester United have all ended in a draw.

There were no winners in Colchester United's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Newport County (placed 18th). Goalkeeper O'Hara got the top player rating of the team with 7.81/10. O'Hara topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Tranmere Rovers.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Colchester when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 7 matches with the visitors losing 5 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's most recent 10 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

After this away game Colchester United return home for a League Two game against Crewe Alexandra. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colchester United as they have only managed to score 17 times from 19 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Colchester have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Stevenage have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Colchester United.

Colchester United - Stevenage 1-1 was the score in these participants' previous head to head fixture, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
10 goals
StevenageJ. Roberts
J. Roberts
8 goals
StevenageJ. Reid
J. Reid
7 goals

Stevenage missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Colchester United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 7 Played P 6 19 39
19 14 7 Won W 0 5 9
11 1 0 Drew D 1 2 11
8 4 0 Lost L 5 12 19
52 34 9 Scored S 5 17 34
35 14 1 Conceded C 11 26 46
89% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
66% 58% 14% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 59%
42% 53% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 33%
21% 32% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 15%
11% 16% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 3%
47% 37% 14% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 49%
39% 58% 86% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
24% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 38%
 
5.3 5.8 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.3 4.8
3.4 3.4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.8 5
1.9 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14.3 14.8 16.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 7.3 8.9
4.6 5.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.3 1.4
30% 35% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 68% 61%
 
8.8 7.3 5.1 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 11.9 11.3
2.4 1.7 0.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.1 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stevenage have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Stevenage have the most scored goals (34) at home in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 38 22 11 5 50 25 20 14 5 1 28 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 25 77
2 Northampton Town 39 19 13 7 53 34 20 10 6 4 25 16 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 70
3 Stevenage 38 19 11 8 52 35 19 14 1 4 34 14 19 5 10 4 18 21 17 68
4 Carlisle United 39 18 12 9 58 37 19 10 6 3 28 16 20 8 6 6 30 21 21 66
5 Stockport County 39 18 10 11 52 33 20 9 8 3 26 15 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 64
6 Bradford City 38 17 13 8 48 34 20 8 8 4 27 19 18 9 5 4 21 15 14 64
7 Salford City 39 18 9 12 61 44 19 9 5 5 26 19 20 9 4 7 35 25 17 63
8 Mansfield Town 38 17 10 11 59 46 19 8 7 4 33 26 19 9 3 7 26 20 13 61
9 Barrow 39 17 7 15 42 44 20 11 3 6 25 17 19 6 4 9 17 27 -2 58
10 Sutton United 39 15 12 12 41 41 19 11 4 4 24 15 20 4 8 8 17 26 0 57
11 Swindon Town 38 13 12 13 50 45 18 7 5 6 26 18 20 6 7 7 24 27 5 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 15 6 18 40 54 20 10 1 9 24 25 19 5 5 9 16 29 -14 51
13 Walsall 39 11 17 11 40 36 20 8 8 4 24 15 19 3 9 7 16 21 4 50
14 Tranmere Rovers 39 13 11 15 38 40 20 8 6 6 24 19 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 50
15 Grimsby Town 38 12 12 14 41 46 18 4 9 5 18 20 20 8 3 9 23 26 -5 48
16 AFC Wimbledon 40 11 13 16 41 46 20 7 6 7 22 21 20 4 7 9 19 25 -5 46
17 Crewe Alexandra 38 10 15 13 36 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 19 3 9 7 14 24 -11 45
18 Newport County 38 10 14 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 20 6 8 6 21 20 -5 44
19 Gillingham 39 11 11 17 27 42 19 9 4 6 16 17 20 2 7 11 11 25 -15 44
20 Harrogate Town 38 9 12 17 43 55 19 5 7 7 23 27 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 39
21 Colchester United 39 9 11 19 34 46 20 4 9 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 38
22 Crawley Town 39 9 10 20 43 64 19 8 4 7 29 29 20 1 6 13 14 35 -21 37
23 Hartlepool United 39 7 14 18 43 68 20 4 9 7 23 32 19 3 5 11 20 36 -25 35
24 Rochdale 39 7 8 24 34 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 20 4 4 12 15 29 -25 29

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 38 22 11 5 50 25 20 14 5 1 28 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 25 77
2 Northampton Town 39 19 13 7 53 34 20 10 6 4 25 16 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 70
3 Stevenage 38 19 11 8 52 35 19 14 1 4 34 14 19 5 10 4 18 21 17 68
4 Carlisle United 39 18 12 9 58 37 19 10 6 3 28 16 20 8 6 6 30 21 21 66
5 Stockport County 39 18 10 11 52 33 20 9 8 3 26 15 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 64
6 Bradford City 38 17 13 8 48 34 20 8 8 4 27 19 18 9 5 4 21 15 14 64
7 Salford City 39 18 9 12 61 44 19 9 5 5 26 19 20 9 4 7 35 25 17 63
8 Mansfield Town 38 17 10 11 59 46 19 8 7 4 33 26 19 9 3 7 26 20 13 61
9 Barrow 39 17 7 15 42 44 20 11 3 6 25 17 19 6 4 9 17 27 -2 58
10 Sutton United 39 15 12 12 41 41 19 11 4 4 24 15 20 4 8 8 17 26 0 57
11 Swindon Town 38 13 12 13 50 45 18 7 5 6 26 18 20 6 7 7 24 27 5 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 15 6 18 40 54 20 10 1 9 24 25 19 5 5 9 16 29 -14 51
13 Walsall 39 11 17 11 40 36 20 8 8 4 24 15 19 3 9 7 16 21 4 50
14 Tranmere Rovers 39 13 11 15 38 40 20 8 6 6 24 19 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 50
15 Grimsby Town 38 12 12 14 41 46 18 4 9 5 18 20 20 8 3 9 23 26 -5 48
16 AFC Wimbledon 40 11 13 16 41 46 20 7 6 7 22 21 20 4 7 9 19 25 -5 46
17 Crewe Alexandra 38 10 15 13 36 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 19 3 9 7 14 24 -11 45
18 Newport County 38 10 14 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 20 6 8 6 21 20 -5 44
19 Gillingham 39 11 11 17 27 42 19 9 4 6 16 17 20 2 7 11 11 25 -15 44
20 Harrogate Town 38 9 12 17 43 55 19 5 7 7 23 27 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 39
21 Colchester United 39 9 11 19 34 46 20 4 9 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 38
22 Crawley Town 39 9 10 20 43 64 19 8 4 7 29 29 20 1 6 13 14 35 -21 37
23 Hartlepool United 39 7 14 18 43 68 20 4 9 7 23 32 19 3 5 11 20 36 -25 35
24 Rochdale 39 7 8 24 34 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 20 4 4 12 15 29 -25 29

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.