Colchester United vs Walsall betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the League Two, with both Colchester United and Walsall experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 22nd and the visitors in 18th place.

Insights:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two.

Colchester are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Walsall are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Colchester United form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Colchester United at their home stadium (JobServe Community Stadium) is 7 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.

Colchester United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-5 away versus Oldham Athletic. In the match before that, Colchester United hosted Barrow and drew the game 1-1.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

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 twelve games. Colchester United has won nine of these, drawn two and lost one.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Southend United in only three days. This game is also played here at JobServe Community Stadium.

Colchester are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 27 goals in 20 games. Colchester have conceded 25 in these home matches.

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Walsall form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Walsall have produced an overall stat of 3-13-4 so far. It's three draws from Walsall's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Walsall are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League Two against Tranmere Rovers (placed 5th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Forest Green Rovers.

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

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Salford City in just three days.

The visiting Walsall have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Walsall have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Colchester United and Walsall have met before this season: Walsall - Colchester United 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Colchester won two, Walsall won three and five draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedC. Harriott
C. Harriott
9 goals
Colchester UnitedJ. Brown
J. Brown
7 goals
WalsallC. Lavery
C. Lavery
6 goals

Colchester United missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Walsall
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 5 Played P 5 20 41
8 7 2 Won W 0 3 10
17 7 2 Drew D 5 13 19
16 6 1 Lost L 0 4 12
39 27 7 Scored S 6 22 42
59 25 6 Conceded C 6 24 47
83% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 85% 88%
71% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 71%
46% 55% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 34%
17% 20% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 15%
10% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
56% 70% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 70% 61%
24% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 15% 20%
37% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 30% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.6 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
9.5 9.6 10.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.9 10
2.9 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.9 3.4
33% 40% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 38% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 40 21 9 10 54 35 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 10 5 5 23 16 19 72
2 Cambridge United 41 21 8 12 61 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 20 10 3 7 34 22 20 71
3 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 10 11 51 45 21 10 5 6 25 21 20 10 5 5 26 24 6 70
4 Morecambe 41 19 9 13 58 54 20 11 5 4 32 23 21 8 4 9 26 31 4 66
5 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 52 48 20 10 3 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 65
6 Newport County 40 17 11 12 49 40 19 10 5 4 20 16 21 7 6 8 29 24 9 62
7 Forest Green Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 46 19 8 6 5 26 22 21 9 5 7 25 24 5 62
8 Exeter City 40 16 12 12 65 46 19 10 4 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 60
9 Carlisle United 40 17 8 15 55 46 20 12 2 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 59
10 Salford City 40 15 13 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 19 6 2 11 15 18 13 58
11 Leyton Orient 41 16 10 15 46 43 20 8 7 5 26 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 3 58
12 Bradford City 40 16 10 14 46 45 20 9 6 5 22 17 20 7 4 9 24 28 1 58
13 Crawley Town 41 15 11 15 51 53 20 9 5 6 28 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -2 56
14 Port Vale 41 15 8 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 20 7 3 10 28 31 1 53
15 Stevenage 41 12 17 12 36 36 20 8 7 5 23 15 21 4 10 7 13 21 0 53
16 Oldham Athletic 41 14 9 18 64 68 21 6 2 13 30 37 20 8 7 5 34 31 -4 51
17 Harrogate Town 41 14 8 19 43 48 20 6 5 9 17 21 21 8 3 10 26 27 -5 50
18 Walsall 41 10 19 12 42 47 21 7 6 8 20 23 20 3 13 4 22 24 -5 49
19 Scunthorpe United 40 13 8 19 39 51 21 7 6 8 22 25 19 6 2 11 17 26 -12 47
20 Barrow 40 12 10 18 49 51 21 7 8 6 31 28 19 5 2 12 18 23 -2 46
21 Mansfield Town 41 9 19 13 46 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 20 5 9 6 20 22 -6 46
22 Colchester United 41 8 17 16 39 59 20 7 7 6 27 25 21 1 10 10 12 34 -20 41
23 Southend United 41 8 13 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 20 4 8 8 11 26 -29 37
24 Grimsby Town 40 7 13 20 30 58 20 3 8 9 14 26 20 4 5 11 16 32 -28 34

Walsall:
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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 Cheltenham Town 40 21 9 10 54 35 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 10 5 5 23 16 19 72
2 Cambridge United 41 21 8 12 61 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 20 10 3 7 34 22 20 71
3 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 10 11 51 45 21 10 5 6 25 21 20 10 5 5 26 24 6 70
4 Morecambe 41 19 9 13 58 54 20 11 5 4 32 23 21 8 4 9 26 31 4 66
5 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 52 48 20 10 3 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 65
6 Newport County 40 17 11 12 49 40 19 10 5 4 20 16 21 7 6 8 29 24 9 62
7 Forest Green Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 46 19 8 6 5 26 22 21 9 5 7 25 24 5 62
8 Exeter City 40 16 12 12 65 46 19 10 4 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 60
9 Carlisle United 40 17 8 15 55 46 20 12 2 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 59
10 Salford City 40 15 13 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 19 6 2 11 15 18 13 58
11 Leyton Orient 41 16 10 15 46 43 20 8 7 5 26 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 3 58
12 Bradford City 40 16 10 14 46 45 20 9 6 5 22 17 20 7 4 9 24 28 1 58
13 Crawley Town 41 15 11 15 51 53 20 9 5 6 28 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -2 56
14 Port Vale 41 15 8 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 20 7 3 10 28 31 1 53
15 Stevenage 41 12 17 12 36 36 20 8 7 5 23 15 21 4 10 7 13 21 0 53
16 Oldham Athletic 41 14 9 18 64 68 21 6 2 13 30 37 20 8 7 5 34 31 -4 51
17 Harrogate Town 41 14 8 19 43 48 20 6 5 9 17 21 21 8 3 10 26 27 -5 50
18 Walsall 41 10 19 12 42 47 21 7 6 8 20 23 20 3 13 4 22 24 -5 49
19 Scunthorpe United 40 13 8 19 39 51 21 7 6 8 22 25 19 6 2 11 17 26 -12 47
20 Barrow 40 12 10 18 49 51 21 7 8 6 31 28 19 5 2 12 18 23 -2 46
21 Mansfield Town 41 9 19 13 46 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 20 5 9 6 20 22 -6 46
22 Colchester United 41 8 17 16 39 59 20 7 7 6 27 25 21 1 10 10 12 34 -20 41
23 Southend United 41 8 13 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 20 4 8 8 11 26 -29 37
24 Grimsby Town 40 7 13 20 30 58 20 3 8 9 14 26 20 4 5 11 16 32 -28 34

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.