Colchester United want to get a lot of fans in for this fixture even though the season has been difficult up to now with 31 points and a 17th spot in the League Two table. Visiting Walsall own 14th place with 38 pts.
- Colchester United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
It's no vacation for neither Colchester United nor Walsall 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
The complete League Two statistics at home this season for Colchester United are 4-6-5 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Colchester United.
Colchester enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Grimsby Town's place. The match ended 1-0 with Hopper scoring. Defender Chambers got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Chambers won 5 of 6 duels.
Before that, Colchester United drew at home versus Barrow.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Colchester United as they are travelling to their away game against Carlisle United in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
The Colchester fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. On the other hand, Colchester United have conceded 17 goals.
Walsall form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Walsall have produced an overall stat of 3-6-5 so far.
Walsall's last game was the home draw against Leyton Orient (1-1). Midfielder Low was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Low scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-0 draw at Northampton Town's stadium before that.A new game in only four days for Walsall, the League Two home match versus Newport County. Busy days.
The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Walsall are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Walsall - Colchester 1-1. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Colchester United won one game, six matches ended with a tie and Walsall got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Tchamadeu 4 goals |  N. Chilvers 4 goals | A. Newby 3 goals |
Colchester United missing players
Walsall missing players
| Colchester United | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 31 |
| 38 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 89% |
| 65% | 73% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 67% |
| 39% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 37% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 60% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 16% | 20% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 36% | 30% |
| 29% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 26% |
| 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.6 | 10.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| 91% | 89% | 86% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 41% | 40% |
| 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 11.4 | 11 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
- 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 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 63 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 51 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Salford City | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 43 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 42 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Barrow | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 40 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 14 | Walsall | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 38 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 31 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 31 |
| 19 | Newport County | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 29 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 25 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -23 | 25 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 24 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 20 |
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