Colchester United and Forest Green Rovers regulars look forward to League Two meet at JobServe Community Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 21.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

The visiting Forest Green Rovers team are probably the strongest party at Colchester United, as the away team have a 30 point edge from their 36 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (65) in League Two

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Colchester United form and stats

Colchester United have collected 20 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-8-6.

In their previous game, the manager Brown led his Colchester to a defeat away at Bristol Rovers. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at JobServe Community Stadium.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Scunthorpe United.

Colchester United has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Colchester have conceded 23 goals.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 8 wins, 9 draws and 1 defeat. Forest Green Rovers has drawn their two previous away games.

Rovers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Leyton Orient that finished 1-1. The attacker Matt got a match rating of 7.15 in that game. Matt served one assist and hit one key pass.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Bradford City.

Forest Green Rovers have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 37 goals from 18 away matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also played each other earlier this match year: Forest Green Rovers - Colchester United 2-0. Statistics for the last eight meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Colchester United, zero draws and four wins for Forest Green Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green RoversM. Stevens
M. Stevens
22 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Matt
J. Matt
17 goals
ColchesterF. Sears
F. Sears
10 goals

Colchester United missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Forest Green Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
9 4 1 Won W 4 8 19
12 8 3 Drew D 2 9 12
16 6 2 Lost L 0 1 5
36 19 7 Scored S 16 37 65
51 23 8 Conceded C 7 18 32
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
73% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 86%
43% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 36%
22% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 22%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
51% 67% 83% BTTS BTTS 50% 72% 50%
19% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 28% 39%
38% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 19%
 
4.8 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 6.3 6.1
4.9 5.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4 4.6
1.8 1.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.5
5 4 4 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.8 10.6 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.8 13
3.3 3.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.7 4.7
30% 33% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 44% 38%
 
12.5 11.8 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 10.7 10.4
4.1 4.1 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 2.9 2.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (18) away in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (37) away in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (65) in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+19) away in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+33) in League Two

  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 36 19 12 5 65 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 69
2 Northampton Town 37 18 9 10 45 32 18 11 3 4 26 13 19 7 6 6 19 19 13 63
3 Newport County 37 17 11 9 60 46 18 9 6 3 36 21 19 8 5 6 24 25 14 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 8 11 43 32 19 14 1 4 29 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 11 62
5 Exeter City 35 16 13 6 52 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 17 6 7 4 23 19 17 61
6 Swindon Town 37 17 10 10 61 45 19 7 7 5 30 20 18 10 3 5 31 25 16 61
7 Bristol Rovers 37 17 9 11 52 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 10 60
8 Sutton United 36 16 9 11 54 42 18 11 4 3 31 15 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 57
9 Port Vale 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 9 5 4 28 15 17 6 6 5 25 20 18 56
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 35 13 11 11 39 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 19 7 4 8 21 19 7 50
12 Hartlepool United 36 13 9 14 36 46 18 9 6 3 22 16 18 4 3 11 14 30 -10 48
13 Bradford City 37 11 13 13 42 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 19 7 5 7 19 20 -3 46
14 Walsall 37 12 10 15 40 48 19 8 5 6 27 24 18 4 5 9 13 24 -8 46
15 Crawley Town 36 12 9 15 44 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 7 3 8 22 26 -8 45
16 Harrogate Town 36 11 10 15 52 57 17 5 6 6 26 24 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 43
17 Rochdale 35 8 16 11 40 46 17 4 10 3 20 17 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 40
18 Carlisle United 36 10 10 16 31 49 19 5 7 7 15 21 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 40
19 Colchester United 37 9 12 16 36 51 18 4 8 6 19 23 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 39
20 Leyton Orient 35 7 16 12 43 37 18 6 5 7 26 16 17 1 11 5 17 21 6 37
21 Barrow 36 8 13 15 32 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 18 5 4 9 15 20 -9 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 35 7 10 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 21 28 19 3 7 9 14 26 -19 31
24 Scunthorpe United 37 4 12 21 25 63 19 3 5 11 13 27 18 1 7 10 12 36 -38 24

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 Forest Green Rovers 36 19 12 5 65 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 69
2 Northampton Town 37 18 9 10 45 32 18 11 3 4 26 13 19 7 6 6 19 19 13 63
3 Newport County 37 17 11 9 60 46 18 9 6 3 36 21 19 8 5 6 24 25 14 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 8 11 43 32 19 14 1 4 29 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 11 62
5 Exeter City 35 16 13 6 52 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 17 6 7 4 23 19 17 61
6 Swindon Town 37 17 10 10 61 45 19 7 7 5 30 20 18 10 3 5 31 25 16 61
7 Bristol Rovers 37 17 9 11 52 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 10 60
8 Sutton United 36 16 9 11 54 42 18 11 4 3 31 15 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 57
9 Port Vale 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 9 5 4 28 15 17 6 6 5 25 20 18 56
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 35 13 11 11 39 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 19 7 4 8 21 19 7 50
12 Hartlepool United 36 13 9 14 36 46 18 9 6 3 22 16 18 4 3 11 14 30 -10 48
13 Bradford City 37 11 13 13 42 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 19 7 5 7 19 20 -3 46
14 Walsall 37 12 10 15 40 48 19 8 5 6 27 24 18 4 5 9 13 24 -8 46
15 Crawley Town 36 12 9 15 44 52 18 5 6 7 22 26 18 7 3 8 22 26 -8 45
16 Harrogate Town 36 11 10 15 52 57 17 5 6 6 26 24 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 43
17 Rochdale 35 8 16 11 40 46 17 4 10 3 20 17 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 40
18 Carlisle United 36 10 10 16 31 49 19 5 7 7 15 21 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 40
19 Colchester United 37 9 12 16 36 51 18 4 8 6 19 23 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 39
20 Leyton Orient 35 7 16 12 43 37 18 6 5 7 26 16 17 1 11 5 17 21 6 37
21 Barrow 36 8 13 15 32 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 18 5 4 9 15 20 -9 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 35 7 10 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 21 28 19 3 7 9 14 26 -19 31
24 Scunthorpe United 37 4 12 21 25 63 19 3 5 11 13 27 18 1 7 10 12 36 -38 24

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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.