Colchester United - Oldham Athletic: League Two dungeon dwellers hungry for points and triumph. Read all the interesting numbers and news before the fixture!
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
The hosts Colchester United saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. Thankfully the previous game, versus Hartlepool United, was also a home game here at JobServe Community Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Colchester United form and stats
With 3 League Two wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Colchester United are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Colchester United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Hartlepool United (placed 12th). Defender Kenlock got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Kenlock hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Northampton Town.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Colchester United handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and two defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Leyton Orient are coming to town in three days.
Colchester's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Oldham Athletic form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Oldham Athletic so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-7 (win-draw-lose).
Oldham Athletic won their last game, 2-0 versus Bradford City played at home. Midfield player Adams was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.51/10. Adams served one assist and hit six key passes.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Newport County that ended 3-3.We have checked recent matches where Oldham Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were five victories, six draws and eight defeats.
Oldham Athletic have another fixture away in just three sleeps, a League Two game vs Crawley Town. A gruelling calendar for them!
The attacking power of Oldham when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Oldham Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides get together this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Oldham Athletic - Colchester United 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Colchester United victories, five draws and two Oldham Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Sears 10 goals |   D. Keillor-Dunn 10 goals |  N. Chilvers 4 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Oldham Athletic missing players
| Colchester United | Oldham Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 30 |
| 46 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 46 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 80% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 53% | 63% |
| 44% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 57% |
| 19% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 23% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 19% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 40% | 33% |
| 41% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 53% | 43% |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 36% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 24% | 31% |
| 13 | 12.4 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 36 | 66 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 56 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 56 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Sutton United | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 51 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Newport County | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 49 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 47 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 46 |
| 11 | Salford City | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 41 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -2 | 35 |
| 17 | Walsall | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -12 | 35 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 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 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 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 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -32 | 23 |
