Soccer betting preview: Colchester United welcomes Northampton Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

It's the second opportunity for points this campaign as Colchester United and Northampton Town fight it out at JobServe Community Stadium.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Colchester United and Northampton Town.

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Colchester United form and stats

Last season, Colchester United's league statistics were 11 wins, 18 draws and 17 losses, resulting in a 20th position in the League Two. Over these 46 matches they scored 44 goals and conceded 61. Playing at home last season Colchester United managed 10-7-6 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 26 conceded.

Colchester United are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 201 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Bohui). Colchester United are confident in defense, having played 278 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

In their previous game, the manager H. Mullins led his Colchester United to a defeat in the Carabao Cup match away at Birmingham City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at JobServe Community Stadium. Miles Welch-Hayes, defender, was given a rating of 7.42/10 in that game, top of the team. Welch-Hayes won 9 of 10 duels.

0-0 away at Carlisle United before that.

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 13 games. Colchester United has won ten of these, drawn two and lost one.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Mansfield Town are coming to town in three days.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Northampton Town performed last season in the League One: They landed a 22nd position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 12 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 67 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 7 and lost 13 with 21/41 goals scored/conceded. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Northampton have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 17 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Burton Albion game.

274 minutes! That's how long the Northampton goalkeeper Liam Roberts and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's the second away game in a row for Northampton Town, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Coventry City in the Carabao Cup last time out. Kion Etete, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.3. Etete scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that, Northampton secured a home win against Port Vale with the score 1-0.

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

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Northampton manager J. Brady as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Newport County.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Colchester victories, zero draws and three Northampton Town wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownB. Ashley-Seal
B. Ashley-Seal
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Colchester United missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Northampton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
7 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Colchester United Last season Northampton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
11 10   Won W   3 11
18 7   Drew D   7 12
17 6   Lost L   13 23
44 32   Scored S   21 41
61 26   Conceded C   41 67
83% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 85%
67% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 70%
43% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 46%
15% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 24%
9% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
52% 65%   BTTS BTTS   57% 39%
28% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 26%
37% 17%   Failed to Score F T   43% 50%
 
4.2 4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 3.9
5.6 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.7
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
9.3 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 9.3
2.9 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.1
33% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 29%

  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 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

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 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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