Colchester United are opening their away dressing room to Rochdale for another very important match after their 1-2 result vs 3rd-placed Sutton United.
- Colchester United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in League Two
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Colchester have less rest than Rochdale in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a EFL Trophy game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sutton United.
Colchester United form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Colchester United have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. When Colchester United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Scunthorpe United, Bristol Rovers, Colchester United, Carlisle United, Stevenage, Oldham Athletic and Barrow), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The fans are hoping that Colchester will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the EFL Trophy game against Sutton United (placed 3rd).
Heartbreak before that as Colchester United lost 1-3 at Crawley Town's place.There will be little rest for Colchester after this match as they are travelling to Forest Green Rovers for a League Two game in only three days.
Colchester United has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Rochdale form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Rochdale has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Rochdale go into this game after a win, the home game against Newport County that ended 3-0. Attacker Beesley got a player rating of 9.05 in the game. "Man of the match" Beesley scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Bristol Rovers's place.Rochdale find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Rochdale's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips. When Rochdale is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Scunthorpe United, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United, Rochdale, Stevenage, Oldham Athletic and Barrow.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale - Colchester United 1-1 was the outcome when this pair of teams last did battle, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - three - four (Colchester wins - draws - Rochdale wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Beesley 9 goals |   F. Sears 8 goals | A. Newby 5 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Colchester United | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 30 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 30 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 73% |
| 38% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 55% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 36% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 18% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 64% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 48% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 9.9 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.1 | 13.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 43% | 38% |
| 14.2 | 13.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Colchester United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) 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.
- Rochdale have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Newport County | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Salford City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -20 | 20 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
