With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Colchester United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Scunthorpe United.
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Colchester nor Scunthorpe United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Colchester United form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 11 League Two games here at JobServe Community Stadium for Colchester United. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Colchester haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 231 minutes ago. G. Taylor (own goal) scored that one.
Colchester shared the glory with Stevenage in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Heartbreak before that as Colchester lost 0-3 at Morecambe's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Colchester perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Colchester United as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Colchester United has won eleven of these, drawn two and lost two.
The manager S. Ball will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Salford City in only four days.
A decent goal production from Colchester in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Colchester have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
Scunthorpe United have only collected 12 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-0-8 (12 played). Scunthorpe seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Scunthorpe have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mark Howard. It's been 212 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
Impressive finishing from Ryan Loft (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Port Vale in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Grimsby Town.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Scunthorpe United playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were four Scunthorpe United wins, one draw and nine defeats.
Scunthorpe are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 12 games (in the league). 16 goals have been conceded by Scunthorpe in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Scunthorpe United - Colchester 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Colchester victory, six draws and three Scunthorpe United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Brown 7 goals |   A. Eisa 6 goals | R. Loft 6 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Scunthorpe United missing players
| Colchester United | Scunthorpe United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 28 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 33 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| 88% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 60% |
| 46% | 55% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 36% |
| 17% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 24% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 67% | 73% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 36% |
| 25% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 17% | 24% |
| 21% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 50% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 10.1 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 33% | 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | 36% |
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Scunthorpe United 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 | Cambridge United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Morecambe | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Newport County | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Salford City | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 11 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -5 | 31 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 21 |
| 24 | Southend United | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 20 |