Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Colchester United & Gillingham face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Colchester United form and stats
Colchester participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.Colchester United are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two League Two games here at JobServe Community Stadium.
Colchester United shared the glory with Rochdale in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Tommy Smith, defender, was given a rating of 7.32/10 in that game, top of the team. Smith hit one key pass and won 4 of 4 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Oldham Athletic and winning 2-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Colchester have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won ten, drawn two and lost two.
There will be little rest for Colchester after this match as they are travelling to Barrow for a League Two game in only three days.
Colchester United has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Gillingham form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.The League One season is young and Gillingham have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Gillingham play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Shrewsbury Town. Jack Tucker was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.43. The defender Tucker scored one goal and won 7 of 11 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Cheltenham Town (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Carabao Cup.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Gillingham in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Gillingham, six draws and two defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Gillingham manager S. Evans as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Burton Albion.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gillingham as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Gillingham have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Colchester United three wins, two draws and Gillingham five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Sears 2 goals |  N. Chilvers 1 goals |   J. Tucker 1 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Gillingham missing players
| Colchester United | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Scored | S | 21 | 32 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | C | 27 | 35 | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | West Ham United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Barrow | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Newport County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Salford City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Walsall | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |