League Two match prediction: Little separates Colchester United and Hartlepool United in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 22.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

Here's every piece of data you need to know, and a little bit more, ahead of the Colchester United - Hartlepool United game!

Insights:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Hartlepool United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Colchester nor Hartlepool United 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.

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Colchester United form and stats

3-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Colchester United so far this season. Three draws in a row here at JobServe Community Stadium for Colchester United, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

Colchester United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Northampton Town (0-3).

Before that, Colchester drew at home versus Carlisle United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Colchester United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Colchester United as a small favourite), we find ten games. Colchester United has won five of these, drawn two and lost three.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Colchester United as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Oldham Athletic are visiting.

Colchester have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

Hartlepool United have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-3-10 (15 played).

Hartlepool United's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sutton United that finished 1-1. Midfielder Featherstone was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Featherstone hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 61 successful passes (of 75 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Tranmere Rovers.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hartlepool United playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Hartlepool United wins, two draws and three defeats.

Hartlepool have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a League Two game vs Walsall. A rough schedule for the visitors!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hartlepool United as they have only managed to score 9 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hartlepool United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the former ten meetings involving these two participants are: five wins for Colchester, three draws and two wins for Hartlepool United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedF. Sears
F. Sears
10 goals
Hartlepool UnitedL. Molyneux
L. Molyneux
5 goals
Hartlepool UnitedN. Featherstone
N. Featherstone
4 goals

Colchester United missing players

Hartlepool United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Hartlepool United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 14 4 Played P 5 15 31
7 3 1 Won W 0 2 11
10 6 1 Drew D 2 3 8
14 5 2 Lost L 3 10 12
28 14 2 Scored S 2 9 31
44 18 4 Conceded C 10 25 39
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 80% 84%
74% 79% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 60% 65%
42% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 33% 39%
19% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 26%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 20% 13%
48% 64% 25% BTTS BTTS 20% 27% 45%
19% 7% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 27% 32%
42% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 80% 67% 39%
 
4.5 5.1 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.7 4.3
5.1 5.4 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.7 4.3
1.8 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.6 1.4
5 4 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.4 10.1 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8.7 10.1
3 2.7 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.7 3.2
30% 37% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 22% 31%
 
13.2 12.9 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 13.9 11.7
4.5 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.2 3.6
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Hartlepool United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Hartlepool United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) 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 31 19 9 3 61 25 16 11 2 3 27 11 15 8 7 0 34 14 36 66
2 Tranmere Rovers 33 16 8 9 34 23 17 12 1 4 24 11 16 4 7 5 10 12 11 56
3 Northampton Town 31 16 7 8 38 25 16 10 2 4 22 10 15 6 5 4 16 15 13 55
4 Exeter City 30 14 11 5 45 30 15 8 5 2 24 14 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 53
5 Sutton United 32 14 9 9 46 38 16 9 4 3 24 14 16 5 5 6 22 24 8 51
6 Mansfield Town 30 14 8 8 40 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 13 3 5 5 11 15 7 50
7 Swindon Town 31 13 10 8 49 38 15 4 7 4 21 17 16 9 3 4 28 21 11 49
8 Newport County 32 13 10 9 50 42 15 7 5 3 30 18 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 49
9 Port Vale 29 12 9 8 42 30 15 6 5 4 19 13 14 6 4 4 23 17 12 45
10 Salford City 31 12 8 11 35 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 6 2 8 18 17 6 44
11 Bristol Rovers 30 12 8 10 42 39 15 8 2 5 22 18 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 44
12 Hartlepool United 31 11 8 12 31 39 16 9 5 2 22 14 15 2 3 10 9 25 -8 41
13 Bradford City 32 9 13 10 36 38 15 4 8 3 21 18 17 5 5 7 15 20 -2 40
14 Crawley Town 30 11 7 12 37 41 14 4 4 6 17 21 16 7 3 6 20 20 -4 40
15 Harrogate Town 30 10 8 12 47 48 15 5 5 5 24 21 15 5 3 7 23 27 -1 38
16 Walsall 31 9 8 14 32 39 16 5 5 6 21 22 15 4 3 8 11 17 -7 35
17 Rochdale 29 7 13 9 37 39 13 3 7 3 17 15 16 4 6 6 20 24 -2 34
18 Leyton Orient 29 7 12 10 38 29 15 6 4 5 24 11 14 1 8 5 14 18 9 33
19 Stevenage 33 7 12 14 30 50 17 6 6 5 21 23 16 1 6 9 9 27 -20 33
20 Barrow 31 7 10 14 30 39 16 3 7 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 31
21 Colchester United 31 7 10 14 28 44 14 3 6 5 14 18 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 31
22 Oldham Athletic 30 7 8 15 30 46 15 4 3 8 20 26 15 3 5 7 10 20 -16 29
23 Carlisle United 31 6 10 15 23 45 16 3 7 6 10 18 15 3 3 9 13 27 -22 28
24 Scunthorpe United 32 4 10 18 23 55 16 3 4 9 12 23 16 1 6 9 11 32 -32 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 Forest Green Rovers 31 19 9 3 61 25 16 11 2 3 27 11 15 8 7 0 34 14 36 66
2 Tranmere Rovers 33 16 8 9 34 23 17 12 1 4 24 11 16 4 7 5 10 12 11 56
3 Northampton Town 31 16 7 8 38 25 16 10 2 4 22 10 15 6 5 4 16 15 13 55
4 Exeter City 30 14 11 5 45 30 15 8 5 2 24 14 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 53
5 Sutton United 32 14 9 9 46 38 16 9 4 3 24 14 16 5 5 6 22 24 8 51
6 Mansfield Town 30 14 8 8 40 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 13 3 5 5 11 15 7 50
7 Swindon Town 31 13 10 8 49 38 15 4 7 4 21 17 16 9 3 4 28 21 11 49
8 Newport County 32 13 10 9 50 42 15 7 5 3 30 18 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 49
9 Port Vale 29 12 9 8 42 30 15 6 5 4 19 13 14 6 4 4 23 17 12 45
10 Salford City 31 12 8 11 35 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 6 2 8 18 17 6 44
11 Bristol Rovers 30 12 8 10 42 39 15 8 2 5 22 18 15 4 6 5 20 21 3 44
12 Hartlepool United 31 11 8 12 31 39 16 9 5 2 22 14 15 2 3 10 9 25 -8 41
13 Bradford City 32 9 13 10 36 38 15 4 8 3 21 18 17 5 5 7 15 20 -2 40
14 Crawley Town 30 11 7 12 37 41 14 4 4 6 17 21 16 7 3 6 20 20 -4 40
15 Harrogate Town 30 10 8 12 47 48 15 5 5 5 24 21 15 5 3 7 23 27 -1 38
16 Walsall 31 9 8 14 32 39 16 5 5 6 21 22 15 4 3 8 11 17 -7 35
17 Rochdale 29 7 13 9 37 39 13 3 7 3 17 15 16 4 6 6 20 24 -2 34
18 Leyton Orient 29 7 12 10 38 29 15 6 4 5 24 11 14 1 8 5 14 18 9 33
19 Stevenage 33 7 12 14 30 50 17 6 6 5 21 23 16 1 6 9 9 27 -20 33
20 Barrow 31 7 10 14 30 39 16 3 7 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 31
21 Colchester United 31 7 10 14 28 44 14 3 6 5 14 18 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 31
22 Oldham Athletic 30 7 8 15 30 46 15 4 3 8 20 26 15 3 5 7 10 20 -16 29
23 Carlisle United 31 6 10 15 23 45 16 3 7 6 10 18 15 3 3 9 13 27 -22 28
24 Scunthorpe United 32 4 10 18 23 55 16 3 4 9 12 23 16 1 6 9 11 32 -32 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.