Can Colchester United beat Crewe Alexandra in JobServe Community Stadium clash?

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Colchester United in 6th position and Crewe Alexandra placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Colchester United form and stats

Colchester United have collected 32 points from their League Two home games so far after 9-5-4. Colchester United are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at JobServe Community Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

A good away victory last time out for Colchester United, who won 3-0 against Carlisle United (placed 20th). Preceding that match was the home game against Cheltenham Town that was lost 0-2.

Colchester United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at JobServe Community Stadium with 28 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Colchester United have conceded only 17 goals.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (67) in League Two, on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Crewe Alexandra has drawn their two previous away games.

Charlie Kirk, Chris Porter and Ryan Wintle scored in Crewe Alexandra's previous match, the home game against Stevenage that ended 3-1. Before that, Crewe Alexandra travelled to Exeter City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Crewe Alexandra are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 18 away games so far. As opposed to that, Crewe Alexandra have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Crewe Alexandra - Colchester United 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Colchester United wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crewe Alexandra
C. Porter
12 goals
Colchester United
T. Robinson
11 goals
Colchester United
L. Norris 'Hacker'
9 goals

Colchester United missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
15 9 3 Won W 0 7 20
13 5 2 Drew D 2 6 9
9 4 1 Lost L 3 5 8
52 28 10 Scored S 5 29 67
37 17 6 Conceded C 11 26 43
86% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 95%
70% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 84%
54% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 61% 59%
24% 28% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 35%
5% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 19%
54% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 70%
32% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 22%
27% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 14%
 
5.5 5.7 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 6.7 7.1
3.8 3.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.3 4.9
1.6 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 0.8 1
4 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
480 255 81 Total Shots T S 57 243 541
168 87 26 Shots on Target S O 15 81 191
31% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 35%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (26)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (67)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (42)
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 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 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 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 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
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 30
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 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 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 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 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
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 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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.