The season has been grim for Colchester United up to now, while Swindon Town have done well. Will the away side take another scalp at JobServe Community Stadium?
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
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 Swindon Town.
Colchester United form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Colchester United have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.
Colchester United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus AFC Wimbledon (placed 11th). O'Hara had a busy but productive day in the AFC Wimbledon match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. The attacker Akinde was declared "man of the match" for Colchester with the rating of 7.15/10. Akinde scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Gillingham.Colchester United has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Colchester United have conceded 13 goals.
Swindon Town form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Swindon Town have produced an overall stat of 5-4-3 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Swindon, as they have won on their previous two travels.
It's the second away game in a row for Swindon Town, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Northampton Town (placed 3rd) last time out. Swindon goalie Brynn was high and low in the Northampton Town game, contributing seven saves towards the victory.
A 1-2 loss hosting Walsall before that.Swindon Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Swindon Town have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head meeting ended Swindon Town - Colchester 1-0, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Colchester United victories, three draws and two Swindon Town wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Williams 6 goals |  J. Wakeling 5 goals |  L. Jephcott 5 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Swindon Town missing players
| Colchester United | Swindon Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| 31 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 88% |
| 61% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 67% |
| 39% | 45% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 17% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 13% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 35% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 91% | 93% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 30% |
| 11.1 | 10.6 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
- Colchester United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Colchester 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 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Salford City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Barrow | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 32 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | Newport County | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 15 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 14 |
