The visiting Salford City side should be favourites in this visit to Colchester United, as the away team holds a 21 point advantage from their 44 league games this season.
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (33) in League Two
The visiting Salford City played their last game only four days ago, a League Two match. That game was also an away game, at Bradford City. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Colchester are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Salford City are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Colchester United form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Colchester United are 9-7-6 (wins-draw-losses). Colchester United has recorded two wins in a row here at JobServe Community Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Colchester faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cheltenham Town (0-1). Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Southend United.
Colchester's goalkeeper Shamal George was extremely busy against Cheltenham Town, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning nine saves.
The Colchester fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 31 in 22 matches. Colchester have conceded 26 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Salford City form and stats
8-3-11 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Salford City, who have the fewest conceded goals (33) in League Two, in their League Two matches away. Salford City has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Salford City goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky is eager to challenge this, with his 427 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's the second away game in a row for Salford, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Bradford City (placed 14th) in the League Two last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Mansfield Town.
The end of the last match, against Bradford City, was very satisfying as Ian Henderson scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The visitors have scored 18 goals from 22 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Salford as they have only conceded 18 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Salford City - Colchester United 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Colchester two wins, one draw and Salford City zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Henderson 19 goals |   C. Harriott 9 goals |  J. Brown 7 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Salford City missing players
| Colchester United | Salford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 43 | 31 | 7 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | 51 |
| 61 | 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 33 |
| 84% | 95% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 86% | 86% |
| 70% | 82% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 45% | 59% |
| 45% | 55% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 27% | 32% |
| 16% | 18% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 5% | 11% |
| 9% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| 55% | 68% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 14% | 23% | 36% |
| 25% | 18% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 86% | 50% | 48% |
| 36% | 18% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 41% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 9.7 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 20% | 28% |
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (33) in League Two
- Salford City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) 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 | Cheltenham Town | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 79 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 77 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 76 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 72 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 72 |
| 6 | Newport County | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 69 |
| 7 | Salford City | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 68 |
| 8 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 67 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 66 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 62 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 61 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 53 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 60 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -3 | 60 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 32 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 44 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 56 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 35 | -3 | 54 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -4 | 52 |
| 19 | Walsall | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -6 | 52 |
| 20 | Barrow | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 49 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 44 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 35 | -18 | 47 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 36 | -22 | 47 |
| 23 | Southend United | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 66 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -30 | 40 |