Balanced ball game between Colchester United and Barrow expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

Colchester United are welcoming Barrow for another important game after their 0-0 result against 3rd-placed Bolton Wanderers.

Insights:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Colchester United form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Colchester United are 7-6-6 (wins-draw-losses).

An away draw last time out for Colchester, facing Bolton Wanderers in a game that ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Bradford City with the scoreline 1-2.

The Colchester goalkeeper Dean Gerken was crucial in the match against Bolton Wanderers last time out, making seven saves.

This is expected to be a close game, with Colchester United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Colchester United as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Colchester has won nine of these, drawn two and lost one.

There will be little rest for Colchester after this match as they are travelling to Oldham Athletic for a League Two game in only four days.

Colchester has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Colchester have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Barrow form and stats

There's been little loot from Barrow's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 18 away games in the League Two. Barrow only have 5 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 1 draw.

Impressive finishing from Jamie Devitt and Scott Quigley secured the home win 2-1 against Newport County in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Stevenage wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Barrow in our archives, and the results are: eleven wins for Barrow, three draws and six defeats.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Barrow have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Barrow - Colchester 1-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

BarrowS. Quigley
S. Quigley
10 goals
ColchesterC. Harriott
C. Harriott
8 goals
Colchester UnitedJ. Brown
J. Brown
7 goals

Colchester United missing players

Barrow missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Barrow
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 4 Played P 6 18 37
8 7 1 Won W 3 5 11
16 6 2 Drew D 0 1 8
15 6 1 Lost L 3 12 18
36 26 7 Scored S 7 17 44
53 24 7 Conceded C 6 22 47
82% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 79% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 62%
46% 58% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 38%
15% 21% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 19%
8% 5% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 14%
54% 68% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 39% 49%
26% 16% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 22%
38% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 39% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.4 9.5 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 8.8 10.6
2.9 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.4 3.9
32% 41% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 27% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 39 21 7 11 59 36 20 11 5 4 26 15 19 10 2 7 33 21 23 70
2 Cheltenham Town 38 20 8 10 52 34 19 10 4 5 30 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 18 68
3 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 48 43 20 9 5 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 64
4 Tranmere Rovers 38 18 9 11 51 46 19 10 2 7 28 21 19 8 7 4 23 25 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 38 17 11 10 50 42 18 8 6 4 26 20 20 9 5 6 24 22 8 62
6 Morecambe 38 18 8 12 53 51 18 10 4 4 27 21 20 8 4 8 26 30 2 62
7 Newport County 37 16 9 12 47 39 17 9 4 4 19 16 20 7 5 8 28 23 8 57
8 Exeter City 37 15 11 11 60 43 18 10 3 5 34 17 19 5 8 6 26 26 17 56
9 Leyton Orient 38 16 8 14 44 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 19 8 2 9 18 22 4 56
10 Carlisle United 37 16 6 15 51 44 19 11 2 6 35 24 18 5 4 9 16 20 7 54
11 Bradford City 37 15 9 13 44 42 18 8 6 4 21 15 19 7 3 9 23 27 2 54
12 Salford City 37 13 13 11 42 31 19 8 11 0 29 13 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 52
13 Stevenage 39 12 16 11 34 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 20 4 10 6 12 19 1 52
14 Crawley Town 38 14 10 14 48 49 19 9 5 5 27 19 19 5 5 9 21 30 -1 52
15 Harrogate Town 38 14 7 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 20 8 3 9 25 25 -2 49
16 Port Vale 39 13 8 18 50 52 20 7 5 8 24 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -2 47
17 Scunthorpe United 37 13 7 17 38 45 20 7 5 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 46
18 Oldham Athletic 39 12 9 18 55 65 20 5 2 13 25 35 19 7 7 5 30 30 -10 45
19 Mansfield Town 39 9 17 13 45 51 20 4 9 7 25 29 19 5 8 6 20 22 -6 44
20 Walsall 38 8 18 12 39 46 19 5 6 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 42
21 Barrow 37 11 8 18 44 47 19 6 7 6 27 25 18 5 1 12 17 22 -3 41
22 Colchester United 39 8 16 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 20 1 10 9 10 29 -17 40
23 Southend United 39 8 11 20 23 52 20 4 4 12 13 27 19 4 7 8 10 25 -29 35
24 Grimsby Town 38 7 12 19 29 56 19 3 7 9 13 25 19 4 5 10 16 31 -27 33

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 39 21 7 11 59 36 20 11 5 4 26 15 19 10 2 7 33 21 23 70
2 Cheltenham Town 38 20 8 10 52 34 19 10 4 5 30 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 18 68
3 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 48 43 20 9 5 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 64
4 Tranmere Rovers 38 18 9 11 51 46 19 10 2 7 28 21 19 8 7 4 23 25 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 38 17 11 10 50 42 18 8 6 4 26 20 20 9 5 6 24 22 8 62
6 Morecambe 38 18 8 12 53 51 18 10 4 4 27 21 20 8 4 8 26 30 2 62
7 Newport County 37 16 9 12 47 39 17 9 4 4 19 16 20 7 5 8 28 23 8 57
8 Exeter City 37 15 11 11 60 43 18 10 3 5 34 17 19 5 8 6 26 26 17 56
9 Leyton Orient 38 16 8 14 44 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 19 8 2 9 18 22 4 56
10 Carlisle United 37 16 6 15 51 44 19 11 2 6 35 24 18 5 4 9 16 20 7 54
11 Bradford City 37 15 9 13 44 42 18 8 6 4 21 15 19 7 3 9 23 27 2 54
12 Salford City 37 13 13 11 42 31 19 8 11 0 29 13 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 52
13 Stevenage 39 12 16 11 34 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 20 4 10 6 12 19 1 52
14 Crawley Town 38 14 10 14 48 49 19 9 5 5 27 19 19 5 5 9 21 30 -1 52
15 Harrogate Town 38 14 7 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 20 8 3 9 25 25 -2 49
16 Port Vale 39 13 8 18 50 52 20 7 5 8 24 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -2 47
17 Scunthorpe United 37 13 7 17 38 45 20 7 5 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 46
18 Oldham Athletic 39 12 9 18 55 65 20 5 2 13 25 35 19 7 7 5 30 30 -10 45
19 Mansfield Town 39 9 17 13 45 51 20 4 9 7 25 29 19 5 8 6 20 22 -6 44
20 Walsall 38 8 18 12 39 46 19 5 6 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 42
21 Barrow 37 11 8 18 44 47 19 6 7 6 27 25 18 5 1 12 17 22 -3 41
22 Colchester United 39 8 16 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 20 1 10 9 10 29 -17 40
23 Southend United 39 8 11 20 23 52 20 4 4 12 13 27 19 4 7 8 10 25 -29 35
24 Grimsby Town 38 7 12 19 29 56 19 3 7 9 13 25 19 4 5 10 16 31 -27 33

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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.