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- Colchester United have the fewest scored goals (17) in League Two
Colchester United have less rest than Barrow in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Forest Green Rovers.
Colchester United form and stats
The complete League Two stats playing at home this season for Colchester United, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in League Two, are 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Colchester United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Scunthorpe United, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Rochdale, Stevenage and Oldham Athletic), they have won 1 of 2 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Colchester United to get some points in this home game.
Colchester are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Forest Green Rovers. Eastman, defender, was given a rating of 7.45/10 in that game, top of the team. Eastman hit one key pass and won 10 of 11 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Colchester United lost 1-2 at Sutton United's place.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 United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn two and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Colchester United as they are travelling to their away game against Sutton United in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.
Colchester has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Colchester United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barrow form and stats
Barrow have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-3-6 (11 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Barrow's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Barrow play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 4-5 to Barnsley (after extra-time). As you can tell from the result, the match against Barnsley was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 9 goals, will the fun continue today?
A 1-2 loss hosting Bradford City before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Barrow in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Barrow, three draws and five defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Barrow have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Barrow - Colchester United 2-3 was the output when this pair of squads last did battle, some time ago this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Colchester United victory, two draws and zero Barrow wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Sears 8 goals |   O. Banks 7 goals | J. Gordon 5 goals |
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| Colchester United | Barrow | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 30 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 87% |
| 68% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 70% |
| 36% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 39% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 52% |
| 18% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 27% | 26% |
| 50% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 35% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 9.9 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 27% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 31% |
| 14.3 | 13.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 12.5 | 10.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4 |
- Colchester United have the fewest scored goals (17) in League Two
- Colchester United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in League Two
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Newport County | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Salford City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 20 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 23 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -23 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
