This season has been grim for Colchester United so far, while Stevenage have enjoyed success. Will the guests chalk up another victory at JobServe Community Stadium?
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stevenage haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Colchester United nor Stevenage 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
When playing at home in the League Two, Colchester United have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. When Colchester United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Mansfield Town, Salford City, Leyton Orient, Bradford City, Barrow, Northampton Town and Swindon Town), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The home club members saw a 2-2 draw versus Crawley Town last time out and are looking for a victory here. Midfield player Newby got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Newby scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Newport County (0-1).Colchester United are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Barrow awaits in three days.
On the other hand, Colchester have conceded 10 goals.
Stevenage form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
It's the second away game in a row for Stevenage, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Doncaster Rovers (placed 12th) last time out. Vancooten was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.92. The defender Vancooten won 3 of 5 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Northampton Town.Stevenage find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Stevenage have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Colchester United, two draws and five wins for Stevenage. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Roberts 5 goals | L. Norris 'Hacker' 4 goals |   N. Chilvers 3 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Colchester United | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 7% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 10.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.5 | 13.9 |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 86% | 89% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 29% | 34% |
| 11.1 | 9.9 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.9 | 8.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Colchester United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stevenage 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 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Salford City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Barrow | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Walsall | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Newport County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 9 |
