This fixture features two teams dwelling in the lower parts of the League Two, Colchester United holding 22nd place and Rochdale sitting at 18th. A nice opportunity for one of the contenders to improve their situation.
- Colchester United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in League Two
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Rochdale.
Colchester United form and stats
The total League Two stats playing at home this season for Colchester United are 3-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Colchester United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Scunthorpe United, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Walsall, Stevenage, Oldham Athletic and Barrow), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Colchester United drew their last game, also a home match. Swindon Town (placed 7th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Midfielder Huws was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.24 (out of ten) in that game. Huws scored one goal.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Salford City with a 3-0 scoreline.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Colchester United as they are travelling to their away game against Leyton Orient in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
Colchester United have scored 11 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. 15 goals have been conceded.
Rochdale form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Rochdale playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Kelly was the last player to score for the away team. Rochdale haven't scored a league goal in the last 271 minutes. 254 minutes! That's how long the Rochdale goalkeeper Joel Coleman and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Rochdale are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Oldham Athletic (placed 23rd). Midfield player Clark was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. Clark hit two key passes.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Bradford City.A quick return to home after this game, as Rochdale are hosting Carlisle United in the League Two only four days away.
Rochdale have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Rochdale have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale - Colchester United 1-1 was the scoreline in these teams' last head to head game, played this season. Head to head statistics (for the previous nine meetings): Colchester United won two games, three matches ended in a draw and Rochdale have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / threeTop Goalscorers
  F. Sears 9 goals |   J. Beesley 9 goals | A. Newby 5 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Colchester United | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| 36 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 20 | 32 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 77% | 80% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 77% | 68% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 54% | 48% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 32% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 16% |
| 46% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 56% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 23% | 28% |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 36% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 11.9 | 13.4 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 35% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 34% |
| 14 | 13.9 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.9 | 12.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- Colchester United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in League Two
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 34 | 58 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Newport County | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 47 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | Salford City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 31 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 29 |
| 19 | Walsall | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 26 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 19 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -28 | 19 |
