Betting guide: Salford City favourite to beat Colchester United at The Peninsula Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 16.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

With their 13 point advantage in the league table, Salford City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Colchester United.

Insights:
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League Two
  • Colchester United have the fewest points (11) away in League Two

Colchester United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Grimsby Town, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Colchester United.

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Salford City form and stats

Salford City, who have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League Two, have collected 33 points from their League Two home games so far after 8-9-0. The Salford City fans aren't used to losing league-games here at The Peninsula Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Salford City has played 17 games in a row here without a defeat.

Salford City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Crawley Town. In the match before that, Salford hosted Scunthorpe United and drew the game 1-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Salford's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played eight games, won two matches, drawn five and lost one.

Salford are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Cheltenham Town awaits in four days.

Salford City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Peninsula Stadium with 28 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Salford have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Colchester United form and stats

Colchester United, who have the fewest points (11) away in League Two, have only collected 11 points from their away games in the League Two, after 1-8-9 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

The attacking players of Colchester have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 286 minutes.

Colchester United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Grimsby Town for a League Two game that ended a draw (0-0). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Harrogate Town's place.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Colchester when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing zero and winning one game.

After this away game Colchester return home for a League Two game against Port Vale. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Colchester's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Salford City won zero, Colchester United won two and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SalfordI. Henderson
I. Henderson
13 goals
Colchester UnitedC. Harriott
C. Harriott
8 goals
Salford CityJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
7 goals

Salford City missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Colchester United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 7 18 34
13 8 5 Won W 0 1 8
11 9 1 Drew D 4 8 13
9 0 0 Lost L 3 9 13
41 28 10 Scored S 3 10 33
27 12 1 Conceded C 8 29 48
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 57% 78% 85%
61% 76% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 67% 74%
39% 41% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 39% 47%
15% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 11% 15%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 11% 9%
42% 53% 17% BTTS BTTS 29% 44% 56%
45% 47% 83% Clean Sheets C S 43% 28% 24%
24% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 71% 50% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.1 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.9 10.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9.7 9.5
4.6 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.9 2.7 3.1
27% 36% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 21% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Colchester United have the fewest points (11) away in League Two
  • Colchester United have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in League Two
  • Salford City have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Colchester United have scored away.
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League Two
  • Salford City have the most points (33) at home 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 Cheltenham Town 34 18 8 8 46 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 34 16 9 9 45 34 16 9 4 3 19 15 18 7 5 6 26 19 11 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Crawley Town 33 14 8 11 44 40 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 50
11 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
12 Carlisle United 31 14 5 12 44 37 16 10 2 4 32 21 15 4 3 8 12 16 7 47
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 34 9 13 12 41 45 16 4 6 6 22 24 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 40
17 Oldham Athletic 34 11 7 16 51 60 18 4 2 12 23 33 16 7 5 4 28 27 -9 40
18 Scunthorpe United 33 12 4 17 34 43 16 6 2 8 18 23 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 40
19 Walsall 33 8 14 11 36 42 18 5 5 8 17 22 15 3 9 3 19 20 -6 38
20 Colchester United 34 8 13 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 18 1 8 9 10 29 -15 37
21 Port Vale 35 9 8 18 43 50 18 5 5 8 21 20 17 4 3 10 22 30 -7 35
22 Barrow 32 8 8 16 36 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 16 4 1 11 14 20 -5 32
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

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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 34 18 8 8 46 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 62
2 Cambridge United 36 18 7 11 54 34 18 9 5 4 23 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 20 61
3 Forest Green Rovers 34 17 10 7 49 36 17 8 6 3 26 19 17 9 4 4 23 17 13 61
4 Newport County 34 16 9 9 45 34 16 9 4 3 19 15 18 7 5 6 26 19 11 57
5 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
6 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 17 8 5 4 24 23 3 57
7 Morecambe 35 16 8 11 50 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 18 7 4 7 24 28 1 56
8 Exeter City 33 14 11 8 57 38 17 9 3 5 33 17 16 5 8 3 24 21 19 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Crawley Town 33 14 8 11 44 40 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 4 50
11 Harrogate Town 35 14 6 15 40 40 16 6 4 6 15 15 19 8 2 9 25 25 0 48
12 Carlisle United 31 14 5 12 44 37 16 10 2 4 32 21 15 4 3 8 12 16 7 47
13 Bradford City 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 7 5 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 47
14 Leyton Orient 34 12 8 14 38 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 44
15 Stevenage 36 9 16 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 19 3 10 6 11 19 -3 43
16 Mansfield Town 34 9 13 12 41 45 16 4 6 6 22 24 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 40
17 Oldham Athletic 34 11 7 16 51 60 18 4 2 12 23 33 16 7 5 4 28 27 -9 40
18 Scunthorpe United 33 12 4 17 34 43 16 6 2 8 18 23 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 40
19 Walsall 33 8 14 11 36 42 18 5 5 8 17 22 15 3 9 3 19 20 -6 38
20 Colchester United 34 8 13 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 18 1 8 9 10 29 -15 37
21 Port Vale 35 9 8 18 43 50 18 5 5 8 21 20 17 4 3 10 22 30 -7 35
22 Barrow 32 8 8 16 36 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 16 4 1 11 14 20 -5 32
23 Southend United 35 7 9 19 21 49 18 4 3 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 30
24 Grimsby Town 33 6 8 19 24 52 17 3 5 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 26

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