Colchester United vs Tranmere Rovers betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

The guesting Tranmere Rovers side are probably front runners at Colchester United, as the visitors have a 24 point lead from their 38 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Colchester United form and stats

Colchester United have played 19 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-8-7 (wins-draws-losses).

Chilvers was the last player to score a league goal for Colchester and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Colchester United haven't scored in 194 minutes.

Colchester United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Forest Green Rovers (placed 1st). Kenlock was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Kenlock won 4 of 6 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Bristol Rovers.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Colchester United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost four.

On the other hand, Colchester United have conceded 24 goals. 12 of these goals were let in after the timer had passed one hour (more than 50 percent).

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Playing away, Tranmere Rovers, who have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two, have won 4 games, drawn 8 and suffered 7 defeats in the League Two this season.

Tranmere are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Sutton United (placed 9th). O'Connor got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, top player of the team. O'Connor served one assist and hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Harrogate Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Tranmere Rovers in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Tranmere Rovers, eight draws and four defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tranmere Rovers as they have only managed to score 15 times from 19 away games in the league. Many of these goals have been scored late in the fixtures; more than 50 % (12 goals) after the 60th minute. As opposed to that, Tranmere have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H encounter ended Tranmere Rovers - Colchester United 2-0, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between these participants: Colchester United won one, Tranmere Rovers triumphed in six and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ColchesterF. Sears
F. Sears
10 goals
Colchester UnitedN. Chilvers
N. Chilvers
6 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Morris
K. Morris
5 goals

Colchester United missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 7 Played P 5 19 38
9 4 2 Won W 2 4 18
12 8 3 Drew D 1 8 9
17 7 2 Lost L 2 7 11
36 19 7 Scored S 3 15 44
52 24 6 Conceded C 3 20 33
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 84% 92%
71% 74% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 42% 55%
42% 32% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 21% 26%
21% 21% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 18%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
50% 63% 57% BTTS BTTS 20% 37% 29%
18% 11% 14% Clean Sheets C S 40% 37% 47%
39% 26% 29% Failed to Score F T 40% 42% 32%
 
4.7 4.9 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.7 4.8
4.8 4.9 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.2 5.7
1.8 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.8 1.7
5 4 3 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.8 10.7 9.9 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.1 11.6
3.3 3.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.2 3.8
29% 32% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 31%
 
12.4 11.7 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 12.8 12.1
4.2 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.5 3.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (18) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most matches under the total-line (18) 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 Forest Green Rovers 37 20 12 5 66 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 34 72
2 Exeter City 36 17 13 6 54 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 18 7 7 4 25 19 19 64
3 Northampton Town 38 18 9 11 45 33 19 11 3 5 26 14 19 7 6 6 19 19 12 63
4 Bristol Rovers 38 18 9 11 53 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 19 7 6 6 25 23 11 63
5 Tranmere Rovers 38 18 9 11 44 33 19 14 1 4 29 13 19 4 8 7 15 20 11 63
6 Newport County 38 17 11 10 62 49 19 9 6 4 38 24 19 8 5 6 24 25 13 62
7 Swindon Town 38 17 10 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 19 10 3 6 32 28 14 61
8 Port Vale 36 16 11 9 55 36 18 9 5 4 28 15 18 7 6 5 27 21 19 59
9 Sutton United 37 16 10 11 55 43 19 11 5 3 32 16 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 58
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 36 14 11 11 44 33 17 7 7 3 23 14 19 7 4 8 21 19 11 53
12 Hartlepool United 37 14 9 14 39 48 18 9 6 3 22 16 19 5 3 11 17 32 -9 51
13 Crawley Town 37 13 9 15 47 53 19 6 6 7 25 27 18 7 3 8 22 26 -6 48
14 Walsall 38 12 11 15 41 49 19 8 5 6 27 24 19 4 6 9 14 25 -8 47
15 Bradford City 38 11 13 14 43 47 19 4 8 7 24 27 19 7 5 7 19 20 -4 46
16 Harrogate Town 37 11 11 15 53 58 18 5 7 6 27 25 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 44
17 Carlisle United 37 11 10 16 33 50 19 5 7 7 15 21 18 6 3 9 18 29 -17 43
18 Leyton Orient 36 8 16 12 46 38 19 7 5 7 29 17 17 1 11 5 17 21 8 40
19 Rochdale 36 8 16 12 41 49 17 4 10 3 20 17 19 4 6 9 21 32 -8 40
20 Colchester United 38 9 12 17 36 52 19 4 8 7 19 24 19 5 4 10 17 28 -16 39
21 Barrow 37 8 13 16 33 43 19 3 9 7 18 23 18 5 4 9 15 20 -10 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 36 7 10 19 35 56 17 4 3 10 21 30 19 3 7 9 14 26 -21 31
24 Scunthorpe United 38 4 12 22 26 68 19 3 5 11 13 27 19 1 7 11 13 41 -42 24

Table
  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 37 20 12 5 66 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 34 72
2 Exeter City 36 17 13 6 54 35 18 10 6 2 29 16 18 7 7 4 25 19 19 64
3 Northampton Town 38 18 9 11 45 33 19 11 3 5 26 14 19 7 6 6 19 19 12 63
4 Bristol Rovers 38 18 9 11 53 42 19 11 3 5 28 19 19 7 6 6 25 23 11 63
5 Tranmere Rovers 38 18 9 11 44 33 19 14 1 4 29 13 19 4 8 7 15 20 11 63
6 Newport County 38 17 11 10 62 49 19 9 6 4 38 24 19 8 5 6 24 25 13 62
7 Swindon Town 38 17 10 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 19 10 3 6 32 28 14 61
8 Port Vale 36 16 11 9 55 36 18 9 5 4 28 15 18 7 6 5 27 21 19 59
9 Sutton United 37 16 10 11 55 43 19 11 5 3 32 16 18 5 5 8 23 27 12 58
10 Mansfield Town 34 16 8 10 47 40 18 12 3 3 31 19 16 4 5 7 16 21 7 56
11 Salford City 36 14 11 11 44 33 17 7 7 3 23 14 19 7 4 8 21 19 11 53
12 Hartlepool United 37 14 9 14 39 48 18 9 6 3 22 16 19 5 3 11 17 32 -9 51
13 Crawley Town 37 13 9 15 47 53 19 6 6 7 25 27 18 7 3 8 22 26 -6 48
14 Walsall 38 12 11 15 41 49 19 8 5 6 27 24 19 4 6 9 14 25 -8 47
15 Bradford City 38 11 13 14 43 47 19 4 8 7 24 27 19 7 5 7 19 20 -4 46
16 Harrogate Town 37 11 11 15 53 58 18 5 7 6 27 25 19 6 4 9 26 33 -5 44
17 Carlisle United 37 11 10 16 33 50 19 5 7 7 15 21 18 6 3 9 18 29 -17 43
18 Leyton Orient 36 8 16 12 46 38 19 7 5 7 29 17 17 1 11 5 17 21 8 40
19 Rochdale 36 8 16 12 41 49 17 4 10 3 20 17 19 4 6 9 21 32 -8 40
20 Colchester United 38 9 12 17 36 52 19 4 8 7 19 24 19 5 4 10 17 28 -16 39
21 Barrow 37 8 13 16 33 43 19 3 9 7 18 23 18 5 4 9 15 20 -10 37
22 Stevenage 37 7 13 17 33 58 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 1 7 10 11 31 -25 34
23 Oldham Athletic 36 7 10 19 35 56 17 4 3 10 21 30 19 3 7 9 14 26 -21 31
24 Scunthorpe United 38 4 12 22 26 68 19 3 5 11 13 27 19 1 7 11 13 41 -42 24

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