Football tips: Exeter City vs Colchester United - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 22.June
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)

Exeter City and Colchester United are both riding high in the League Two with their 4th and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Exeter City form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Exeter City, who have the most clean sheets (15) in League Two, have scored 31 goals to get 37 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 10-7-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Exeter tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.

Exeter are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Colchester United. Heartbreak before that as Exeter lost 1-3 at Walsall's place.

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 Exeter have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost two.

The Exeter fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 18 league matches. Exeter have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Colchester United form and stats

Playing away, Colchester United have won 6 games, drawn 8 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season. Colchester United has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Colchester United goalkeeper Dean Gerken is eager to challenge this, with his 191 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Colchester won their last game, 1-0 versus Exeter City played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Carlisle United at their stadium, the result 3-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Colchester United in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Colchester United, three draws and five defeats.

Colchester are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 24 away goals from 19 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Colchester have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Colchester United - Exeter 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Exeter wins - draws - Colchester United wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ExeterR. Bowman
R. Bowman
13 goals
Colchester UnitedL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
9 goals
Exeter CityN. Law
N. Law
7 goals

Exeter City missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Colchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 18 6 Played P 5 19 38
18 10 3 Won W 1 6 16
11 7 3 Drew D 2 8 13
9 1 0 Lost L 2 5 9
53 31 11 Scored S 4 24 53
44 15 4 Conceded C 5 20 37
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 84% 87%
66% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 68% 68%
42% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 53%
37% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 24%
13% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 53% 53%
39% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 32% 34%
18% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 32% 26%
 
6.4 6.7 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.3 5.5
4.6 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.3 3.8
1.3 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
467 234 81 Total Shots T S 42 225 489
145 70 22 Shots on Target S O 14 81 170
37% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 30% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Exeter City has the most clean sheets (15)
  • Exeter City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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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.