A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Colchester United in 6th position and Morecambe placed 7th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Colchester United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Morecambe has the most points from losing position (12) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Colchester nor Morecambe 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
6-2-0 is the performance here at JobServe Community Stadium so far in the League Two, giving Colchester United a total of 20 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results!
No payout for Colchester in their previous match, an away game at Cambridge United that ended in defeat 0-1. 1-1 away at Port Vale before that.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 8 games), Colchester's attacking play is working. 8 goals have been conceded.
Morecambe form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Morecambe has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Morecambe go into this game after a win, the home game against Leyton Orient that ended 2-1. Before that, Morecambe secured a home win against Harrogate Town with the score 1-0.
Morecambe find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Morecambe have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Colchester won one, Morecambe won one and six draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Brown 7 goals |  C. Harriott 5 goals |   A. Phillips 5 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Colchester United | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 24 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 44% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 72% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 10.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 80% | 61% |
- Colchester United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Colchester United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Morecambe has the most points from losing position (12) in League Two
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Salford City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Walsall | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 16 |
| 21 | Barrow | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Southend United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -22 | 9 |