A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Colchester United in 6th position and Plymouth Argyle placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Colchester United and Plymouth Argyle should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Colchester United form and stats
8-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Colchester United so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager J. McGreal led his Colchester United to a defeat in the League Two match away at Cambridge United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at JobServe Community Stadium. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Swindon Town.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Grimsby Town in only three days. This game is also played here at JobServe Community Stadium.
Colchester United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at JobServe Community Stadium with 23 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Colchester United have conceded only 12 goals.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Plymouth Argyle playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Plymouth Argyle has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Cambridge United.
T. Bakinson scored in Plymouth Argyle's previous match, the home game against Newport County that ended 1-0. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Crawley Town.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Plymouth Argyle manager R. Lowe as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Salford City.
Plymouth Argyle find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Plymouth Argyle have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Plymouth Argyle - Colchester United 1-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: zero - three - six (Colchester United wins - draws - Plymouth Argyle wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Norris 'Hacker' 8 goals |  T. Robinson 8 goals |   A. Sarcevic 7 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Plymouth Argyle missing players
| Colchester United | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 42 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 48 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| 84% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 57% | 72% |
| 48% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 62% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 34% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 45% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 38% |
| 26% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 410 | 214 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 146 | 378 |
| 136 | 68 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 47 | 126 |
| 31% | 34% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 38% |
- Colchester United has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Plymouth Argyle 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 | Swindon Town | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 55 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 54 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 49 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 48 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 45 |
| 11 | Salford City | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | Newport County | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 39 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -10 | 36 |
| 15 | Walsall | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 35 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 34 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -9 | 34 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -8 | 33 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 33 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 26 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 31 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -18 | 22 |