Colchester United - Port Vale: Small difference between teams in League Two clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

Club members at JobServe Community Stadium haven’t enjoyed many victories this season, with Colchester United lying uncomfortably in the 20th place. The guesting Port Vale will believe to guard their higher league spot in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in League Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Colchester United form and stats

With 3 League Two wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Colchester United are certainly not brimming with confidence. Colchester United are slowly digging their own grave here at JobServe Community Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Exeter City match.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Leyton Orient last time out and are looking for a victory here. Midfielder Judge was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Judge served one assist, hit three key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).

Before that, Colchester United drew at home versus Oldham Athletic.

The Colchester fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 17 matches. Colchester United have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Port Vale form and stats

6-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Port Vale in their League Two matches away. One point away has become something of a habit for Port who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Port Vale has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Harrogate Town for a 1-1 draw. Midfielder Gibbons was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.23. Gibbons served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Port Vale secured a home win against Stevenage with the score 2-0.

Port has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 16 games. 19 goals have been conceded by Port Vale in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; Port Vale - Colchester 3-0. Colchester United-Port Vale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Colchester United two wins, Port Vale four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ColchesterF. Sears
F. Sears
10 goals
Port ValeB. Garrity
B. Garrity
8 goals
Port ValeJ. Proctor
J. Proctor
7 goals

Colchester United missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Port Vale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 16 32
7 3 1 Won W 2 6 13
12 8 1 Drew D 3 6 11
15 6 3 Lost L 1 4 8
32 18 3 Scored S 8 25 46
49 23 6 Conceded C 6 19 32
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 88%
76% 82% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 81% 72%
44% 35% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 38%
21% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 25%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 19% 16%
53% 71% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 56%
18% 6% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 19% 34%
38% 24% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 12% 22%
 
4.7 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 4.9
5 5.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 3.6 3.5
1.8 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2 1.6
5 4 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.8 10.8 10.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.8 10.9
3.2 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4.2 3.8
29% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 37% 38%
 
12.7 11.9 12.6 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10.5 10
4.3 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Port Vale have the most dropped points from leading position (22) 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 33 19 10 4 63 28 16 11 2 3 27 11 17 8 8 1 36 17 35 67
2 Northampton Town 34 16 9 9 39 27 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 57
3 Tranmere Rovers 34 16 8 10 36 27 17 12 1 4 24 11 17 4 7 6 12 16 9 56
4 Exeter City 31 14 12 5 46 31 15 8 5 2 24 14 16 6 7 3 22 17 15 54
5 Sutton United 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 4 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 11 54
6 Newport County 34 14 11 9 55 45 17 8 6 3 35 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 53
7 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
8 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
9 Bristol Rovers 33 14 9 10 46 40 17 9 3 5 24 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 6 51
10 Port Vale 32 13 11 8 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 13 16 6 6 4 25 19 14 50
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Crawley Town 32 12 8 12 41 44 16 5 5 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 44
13 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
14 Harrogate Town 33 11 10 12 51 50 16 5 6 5 25 22 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 43
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Walsall 34 10 9 15 36 46 17 6 5 6 24 23 17 4 4 9 12 23 -10 39
17 Rochdale 32 8 14 10 39 42 15 4 8 3 19 16 17 4 6 7 20 26 -3 38
18 Leyton Orient 32 7 13 12 40 34 17 6 4 7 24 14 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 34
19 Carlisle United 33 8 10 15 26 45 17 4 7 6 12 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -19 34
20 Colchester United 34 7 12 15 32 49 17 3 8 6 18 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 33
21 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
22 Barrow 33 7 11 15 30 40 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 32
23 Oldham Athletic 32 7 10 15 33 49 15 4 3 8 20 26 17 3 7 7 13 23 -16 31
24 Scunthorpe United 34 4 11 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 17 1 6 10 12 36 -35 23

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 33 19 10 4 63 28 16 11 2 3 27 11 17 8 8 1 36 17 35 67
2 Northampton Town 34 16 9 9 39 27 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 57
3 Tranmere Rovers 34 16 8 10 36 27 17 12 1 4 24 11 17 4 7 6 12 16 9 56
4 Exeter City 31 14 12 5 46 31 15 8 5 2 24 14 16 6 7 3 22 17 15 54
5 Sutton United 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 4 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 11 54
6 Newport County 34 14 11 9 55 45 17 8 6 3 35 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 53
7 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
8 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
9 Bristol Rovers 33 14 9 10 46 40 17 9 3 5 24 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 6 51
10 Port Vale 32 13 11 8 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 13 16 6 6 4 25 19 14 50
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Crawley Town 32 12 8 12 41 44 16 5 5 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 44
13 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
14 Harrogate Town 33 11 10 12 51 50 16 5 6 5 25 22 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 43
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Walsall 34 10 9 15 36 46 17 6 5 6 24 23 17 4 4 9 12 23 -10 39
17 Rochdale 32 8 14 10 39 42 15 4 8 3 19 16 17 4 6 7 20 26 -3 38
18 Leyton Orient 32 7 13 12 40 34 17 6 4 7 24 14 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 34
19 Carlisle United 33 8 10 15 26 45 17 4 7 6 12 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -19 34
20 Colchester United 34 7 12 15 32 49 17 3 8 6 18 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 33
21 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
22 Barrow 33 7 11 15 30 40 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 32
23 Oldham Athletic 32 7 10 15 33 49 15 4 3 8 20 26 17 3 7 7 13 23 -16 31
24 Scunthorpe United 34 4 11 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 17 1 6 10 12 36 -35 23

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