National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Colchester United or Southend United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Colchester United nor Southend United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Colchester United form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.4-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Colchester United so far this season. Colchester are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Ahead of that match, Colchester won a home game hosting Stevenage (3-1).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Leyton Orient are coming to town in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Colchester United's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Colchester have conceded 5 goals.
Southend United form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in League Two matches, Southend United have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Southend, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Bristol Rovers game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Southend's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Southend are looking to quickly end their 194 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Boreham Wood (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in their previous outing. The FA Cup match ended in a draw 2-2. A 0-3 defeat away at Bradford City before that.
The match against Boreham Wood (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) looked like a defeat for Southend, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. J. Olayinka equalized in the 100th minute.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Walsall.
Southend are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 5 away games. Southend United have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Colchester victories, one draw and five Southend United wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Colchester United missing players
Southend United missing players
| Colchester United | Southend United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 19 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 54 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 271 | 154 | Total Shots | T S | 111 | 232 | ||
| 99 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 66 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Morecambe | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Salford City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Barrow | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
| 24 | Southend United | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -20 | 2 |