Barrow vs Colchester United match preview: Even contest expected at Furness Building Society Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Furness Building Society Stadium (5000 seats)

The League Two league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Barrow and Colchester United are placed 17th and 6th respectively.

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.

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Barrow form and stats

A League Two draw at home so far for Barrow. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 19 matches.

The fans are hoping that Barrow will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League Two game against Newport County (placed 9th). In the match before that, Barrow hosted Stevenage and drew the game 1-1.

Early season league goal statistics from Barrow's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.

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Colchester United form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first League Two away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 6 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats.

Colchester are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the League Two against Bolton Wanderers (placed 21st). A 0-0 draw at Bradford City's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Colchester are hosting West Ham United U21 in the EFL Trophy only three days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Colchester United has managed 0 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Barrow missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barrow Colchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 1 1 Scored S 0 0 2
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 10 10 Total Shots T S 0 11 23
8 5 5 Shots on Target S O 0 2 6
25% 20% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Barrow Last season Colchester United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 19   Played P   20 39
21 13   Won W   6 16
7 2   Drew D   8 13
9 4   Lost L   6 10
68 33   Scored S   25 54
39 15   Conceded C   23 40
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 87%
81% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 69%
62% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 54%
30% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 26%
11% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
51% 37%   BTTS BTTS   55% 54%
41% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 33%
11% 16%   Failed to Score F T   30% 26%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.1 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
3 2   Red cards R C   2 4
 
469 265   Total Shots T S   245 509
198 105   Shots on Target S O   86 175
34% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 8 6
2 Port Vale 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Harrogate Town 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
4 Salford City 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
5 Stevenage 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
6 Colchester United 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Forest Green Rovers 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Newport County 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Walsall 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
11 Cheltenham Town 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
12 Carlisle United 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
13 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Morecambe 2 1 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 -4 3
15 Bradford City 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
16 Mansfield Town 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
17 Barrow 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Scunthorpe United 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Exeter City 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Tranmere Rovers 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 1
21 Bolton Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
22 Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
23 Grimsby Town 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
24 Southend United 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -6 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barrow 37 21 7 9 68 39 19 13 2 4 33 15 18 8 5 5 35 24 29 70
2 Harrogate Town 37 19 9 9 61 44 19 12 4 3 32 16 18 7 5 6 29 28 17 66
3 Notts County 38 17 12 9 61 38 20 10 8 2 36 16 18 7 4 7 25 22 23 63
4 Yeovil Town 37 17 9 11 61 44 18 9 6 3 34 19 19 8 3 8 27 25 17 60
5 Boreham Wood 37 16 12 9 55 40 18 7 7 4 24 18 19 9 5 5 31 22 15 60
6 Halifax Town 37 17 7 13 50 49 20 10 3 7 31 26 17 7 4 6 19 23 1 58
7 Stockport County 39 16 10 13 51 54 19 9 3 7 28 28 20 7 7 6 23 26 -3 58
8 Solihull Moors 38 15 10 13 48 37 19 12 1 6 29 15 19 3 9 7 19 22 11 55
9 Hartlepool United 39 14 13 12 56 50 19 8 5 6 28 23 20 6 8 6 28 27 6 55
10 Woking 38 15 10 13 50 55 19 8 6 5 22 22 19 7 4 8 28 33 -5 55
11 Barnet 35 14 12 9 52 42 16 7 6 3 26 19 19 7 6 6 26 23 10 54
12 Dover Athletic 38 15 9 14 49 49 20 6 6 8 30 27 18 9 3 6 19 22 0 54
13 Bromley 38 14 10 14 57 52 19 8 6 5 37 26 19 6 4 9 20 26 5 52
14 Sutton United 38 12 14 12 47 42 19 6 7 6 31 26 19 6 7 6 16 16 5 50
15 Torquay United 36 14 6 16 56 61 18 9 2 7 27 26 18 5 4 9 29 35 -5 48
16 Aldershot Town 39 12 10 17 43 55 19 7 6 6 28 25 20 5 4 11 15 30 -12 46
17 Eastleigh 37 11 13 13 43 55 17 6 8 3 22 18 20 5 5 10 21 37 -12 46
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 37 11 11 15 40 44 19 7 6 6 29 24 18 4 5 9 11 20 -4 44
19 Chesterfield 38 11 11 16 55 65 19 6 4 9 31 34 19 5 7 7 24 31 -10 44
20 Wrexham 37 11 10 16 46 49 18 7 7 4 23 16 19 4 3 12 23 33 -3 43
21 Ebbsfleet United 39 10 12 17 47 68 19 4 6 9 23 33 20 6 6 8 24 35 -21 42
22 Maidenhead United 38 12 5 21 44 58 20 4 4 12 20 30 18 8 1 9 24 28 -14 41
23 Fylde 37 9 12 16 44 60 19 5 6 8 20 26 18 4 6 8 24 34 -16 39
24 Chorley 38 4 14 20 31 65 19 3 5 11 13 30 19 1 9 9 18 35 -34 26
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Cambridge United 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 8 6
2 Port Vale 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Harrogate Town 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
4 Salford City 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
5 Stevenage 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
6 Colchester United 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Forest Green Rovers 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Newport County 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Walsall 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
11 Cheltenham Town 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
12 Carlisle United 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
13 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Morecambe 2 1 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 -4 3
15 Bradford City 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
16 Mansfield Town 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
17 Barrow 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Scunthorpe United 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Exeter City 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Tranmere Rovers 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 1
21 Bolton Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
22 Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
23 Grimsby Town 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
24 Southend United 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -6 0

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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.