The managers J. McGreal and M. Taylor are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.
It's no vacation for neither Colchester United nor Exeter City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Colchester United form and stats
Colchester United are steadily winning League Two games and points here at JobServe Community Stadium. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Colchester United here at JobServe Community Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
A good away victory last time out for Colchester United, who won 3-1 against Leyton Orient (placed 18th). Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Carlisle United.
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 ten matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 2 Lost 3.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Crawley Town in only three days. This game is also played here at JobServe Community Stadium.
The Colchester United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Colchester United have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Exeter City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Exeter City has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The supporters enjoyed Exeter City's previous game versus Newport County (placed 14th), a League Two 1-0 win played at home. A draw for Exeter City before that, at their own venue hosting Walsall (3-3).
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Exeter City playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 2 Exeter City wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
Exeter City has another fixture away, a League Two game, against Forest Green Rovers in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Exeter City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Exeter City in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Colchester United 3 wins, 3 draws and Exeter City 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Bowman 8 goals |   L. Norris 6 goals |  N. Law 6 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Exeter City missing players
| Colchester United | Exeter City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 32 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 91% | 90% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 61% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 55% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 32% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 48% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 17% |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.3 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 296 | 152 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 142 | 312 |
| 100 | 53 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 45 | 94 |
| 32% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 34% |
- Colchester United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Swindon Town | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 36 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 35 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Salford City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Newport County | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 22 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 17 |