Colchester United vs Cheltenham Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Colchester United - Cheltenham Town!

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two.

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Colchester United form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Colchester United are 9-5-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Colchester United are returning here after visiting Salford City in a League Two game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Callum Harriott and Kwame Poku scored the goal(s). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Port Vale (0-3).

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 eleven matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost two.

The Colchester United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 17 league matches. From these home matches, Colchester United have conceded only 15 goals.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in League Two, are W5-D8-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. The fact that Cheltenham Town have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

R. Broom and L. Varney scored in Cheltenham Town's previous match, the home game against Northampton Town that ended 2-1. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Mansfield Town.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Duff when L. Varney scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Cheltenham Town in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Cheltenham Town, seven draws and four defeats.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Cheltenham Town as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Cheltenham Town - Colchester United 1-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Colchester United won five, Cheltenham Town won three and two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester United
T. Robinson
11 goals
Colchester United
L. Norris 'Hacker'
8 goals
Cheltenham Town
R. Broom
8 goals

Colchester United missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
14 9 3 Won W 1 5 16
13 5 2 Drew D 3 8 12
8 3 0 Lost L 1 4 6
49 28 10 Scored S 4 15 50
35 15 4 Conceded C 3 10 27
86% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 91%
69% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 71%
54% 59% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 38%
26% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 15%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
57% 59% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 35% 53%
31% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 41% 32%
26% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 41% 24%
 
5.6 5.9 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.6 4.8
3.9 3.2 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.1 4.2
1.5 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.8 1.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
452 246 72 Total Shots T S 35 142 365
157 85 24 Shots on Target S O 11 50 128
31% 33% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 30% 39%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals (27)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
  • Cheltenham Town has the fewest dropped points from leading position (6)
  • Cheltenham Town has the most clean sheets (7) away
  • 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 Swindon Town 34 20 6 8 60 37 17 12 2 3 32 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 66
2 Crewe Alexandra 34 19 7 8 62 40 18 12 3 3 35 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 22 64
3 Exeter City 34 18 9 7 50 38 16 10 5 1 29 13 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 63
4 Plymouth Argyle 34 18 8 8 54 37 17 10 5 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 62
5 Cheltenham Town 34 16 12 6 50 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 17 5 8 4 15 10 23 60
6 Colchester United 35 14 13 8 49 35 17 9 5 3 28 15 18 5 8 5 21 20 14 55
7 Northampton Town 35 16 7 12 50 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 17 5 5 7 20 26 12 55
8 Port Vale 35 14 13 8 48 42 17 9 7 1 26 13 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 55
9 Bradford City 35 13 12 10 42 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 18 3 7 8 15 24 5 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
11 Cambridge United 35 12 9 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 18 5 6 7 16 19 -6 45
12 Crawley Town 35 10 14 11 47 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 1 44
13 Salford City 35 11 11 13 45 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 17 7 5 5 27 22 -1 44
14 Grimsby Town 34 11 11 12 43 45 17 6 5 6 22 24 17 5 6 6 21 21 -2 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 33 11 10 12 31 32 18 8 7 3 19 13 15 3 3 9 12 19 -1 43
17 Scunthorpe United 34 10 9 15 42 50 18 6 6 6 24 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -8 39
18 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
19 Oldham Athletic 35 8 14 13 39 54 17 5 7 5 23 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -15 38
20 Carlisle United 34 8 12 14 35 52 17 4 7 6 15 23 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 36
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 34 58 17 4 7 6 19 22 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 31
23 Macclesfield Town 35 7 15 13 32 42 17 5 9 3 19 15 18 2 6 10 13 27 -10 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 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 Swindon Town 34 20 6 8 60 37 17 12 2 3 32 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 66
2 Crewe Alexandra 34 19 7 8 62 40 18 12 3 3 35 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 22 64
3 Exeter City 34 18 9 7 50 38 16 10 5 1 29 13 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 63
4 Plymouth Argyle 34 18 8 8 54 37 17 10 5 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 62
5 Cheltenham Town 34 16 12 6 50 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 17 5 8 4 15 10 23 60
6 Colchester United 35 14 13 8 49 35 17 9 5 3 28 15 18 5 8 5 21 20 14 55
7 Northampton Town 35 16 7 12 50 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 17 5 5 7 20 26 12 55
8 Port Vale 35 14 13 8 48 42 17 9 7 1 26 13 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 55
9 Bradford City 35 13 12 10 42 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 18 3 7 8 15 24 5 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
11 Cambridge United 35 12 9 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 18 5 6 7 16 19 -6 45
12 Crawley Town 35 10 14 11 47 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 1 44
13 Salford City 35 11 11 13 45 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 17 7 5 5 27 22 -1 44
14 Grimsby Town 34 11 11 12 43 45 17 6 5 6 22 24 17 5 6 6 21 21 -2 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 33 11 10 12 31 32 18 8 7 3 19 13 15 3 3 9 12 19 -1 43
17 Scunthorpe United 34 10 9 15 42 50 18 6 6 6 24 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -8 39
18 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
19 Oldham Athletic 35 8 14 13 39 54 17 5 7 5 23 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -15 38
20 Carlisle United 34 8 12 14 35 52 17 4 7 6 15 23 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 36
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 34 58 17 4 7 6 19 22 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 31
23 Macclesfield Town 35 7 15 13 32 42 17 5 9 3 19 15 18 2 6 10 13 27 -10 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 22

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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.