Possible nail-biting contest in Salford City - Colchester United game

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

Salford City will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Colchester United.

The hosts Salford City saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the EFL Trophy. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Newport County.

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Salford City form and stats

Salford City have collected 18 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-6-7.

The home team returns to The Peninsula Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Newport County (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) (placed 16th) on their last time out; the EFL Trophy game ended 0-0. In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Stevenage with a 1-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Salford City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Salford City as a small favourite), we find eight games. Salford City has won four of these, drawn one and lost three.

Salford City has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Salford City have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Colchester United form and stats

4-8-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Colchester United in their League Two matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Colchester United are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Colchester United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Port Vale (placed 6th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Grimsby Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Colchester United playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Colchester United wins, four draws and five defeats.

Colchester United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 17 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Colchester United have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Colchester United - Salford City 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedT. Robinson
T. Robinson
11 goals
Salford CityA. Rooney
A. Rooney
8 goals
Colchester UnitedL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
8 goals

Salford City missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Colchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 7 Played P 4 17 34
11 4 1 Won W 0 4 13
11 6 1 Drew D 1 8 13
12 7 5 Lost L 3 5 8
44 17 9 Scored S 4 19 47
44 22 13 Conceded C 7 19 34
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 85%
76% 71% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 65% 68%
47% 35% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 47% 53%
29% 24% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 24% 26%
12% 12% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
56% 53% 71% BTTS BTTS 75% 53% 56%
24% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 32%
26% 29% 29% Failed to Score F T 25% 35% 26%
 
4.1 4.4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 5.7
5.7 4.7 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.6 3.9
1.8 1.6 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
422 243 101 Total Shots T S 38 200 446
146 81 32 Shots on Target S O 13 69 154
30% 21% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 28% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Exeter City 33 18 9 6 50 36 16 10 5 1 29 13 17 8 4 5 21 23 14 63
3 Crewe Alexandra 33 18 7 8 60 40 17 11 3 3 33 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 20 61
4 Plymouth Argyle 33 18 7 8 54 37 16 10 4 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 61
5 Cheltenham Town 32 14 12 6 47 26 15 9 4 2 32 16 17 5 8 4 15 10 21 54
6 Port Vale 34 14 12 8 46 40 17 9 7 1 26 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 6 54
7 Colchester United 34 13 13 8 47 34 17 9 5 3 28 15 17 4 8 5 19 19 13 52
8 Northampton Town 33 15 7 11 47 36 17 10 2 5 28 12 16 5 5 6 19 24 11 52
9 Bradford City 34 13 12 9 41 35 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 3 7 7 14 22 6 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 34 12 10 12 41 39 17 5 4 8 16 22 17 7 6 4 25 17 2 46
11 Salford City 34 11 11 12 44 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 17 7 5 5 27 22 0 44
12 Cambridge United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 17 5 5 7 16 19 -6 44
13 Walsall 34 12 7 15 35 46 17 5 4 8 16 23 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 43
14 Crawley Town 34 9 14 11 45 46 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 41
15 Grimsby Town 32 10 11 11 38 40 16 5 5 6 18 22 16 5 6 5 20 18 -2 41
16 Newport County 31 10 10 11 27 27 17 7 7 3 17 12 14 3 3 8 10 15 0 40
17 Leyton Orient 34 9 11 14 43 52 17 4 7 6 22 27 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 38
18 Oldham Athletic 34 8 13 13 37 52 17 5 7 5 23 21 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 37
19 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
20 Mansfield Town 34 8 11 15 46 53 17 4 5 8 27 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -7 35
21 Carlisle United 33 8 11 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 35
22 Macclesfield Town 34 7 15 12 32 40 17 5 9 3 19 15 17 2 6 9 13 25 -8 30
23 Morecambe 34 7 9 18 32 56 17 4 7 6 19 22 17 3 2 12 13 34 -24 30
24 Stevenage 34 3 13 18 23 45 17 2 6 9 10 22 17 1 7 9 13 23 -22 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 Swindon Town 33 19 6 8 57 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 17 8 4 5 28 22 21 63
2 Exeter City 33 18 9 6 50 36 16 10 5 1 29 13 17 8 4 5 21 23 14 63
3 Crewe Alexandra 33 18 7 8 60 40 17 11 3 3 33 16 16 7 4 5 27 24 20 61
4 Plymouth Argyle 33 18 7 8 54 37 16 10 4 2 32 16 17 8 3 6 22 21 17 61
5 Cheltenham Town 32 14 12 6 47 26 15 9 4 2 32 16 17 5 8 4 15 10 21 54
6 Port Vale 34 14 12 8 46 40 17 9 7 1 26 13 17 5 5 7 20 27 6 54
7 Colchester United 34 13 13 8 47 34 17 9 5 3 28 15 17 4 8 5 19 19 13 52
8 Northampton Town 33 15 7 11 47 36 17 10 2 5 28 12 16 5 5 6 19 24 11 52
9 Bradford City 34 13 12 9 41 35 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 3 7 7 14 22 6 51
10 Forest Green Rovers 34 12 10 12 41 39 17 5 4 8 16 22 17 7 6 4 25 17 2 46
11 Salford City 34 11 11 12 44 44 17 4 6 7 17 22 17 7 5 5 27 22 0 44
12 Cambridge United 34 12 8 14 38 44 17 7 3 7 22 25 17 5 5 7 16 19 -6 44
13 Walsall 34 12 7 15 35 46 17 5 4 8 16 23 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 43
14 Crawley Town 34 9 14 11 45 46 17 8 5 4 25 19 17 1 9 7 20 27 -1 41
15 Grimsby Town 32 10 11 11 38 40 16 5 5 6 18 22 16 5 6 5 20 18 -2 41
16 Newport County 31 10 10 11 27 27 17 7 7 3 17 12 14 3 3 8 10 15 0 40
17 Leyton Orient 34 9 11 14 43 52 17 4 7 6 22 27 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 38
18 Oldham Athletic 34 8 13 13 37 52 17 5 7 5 23 21 17 3 6 8 14 31 -15 37
19 Scunthorpe United 33 9 9 15 41 50 17 5 6 6 23 23 16 4 3 9 18 27 -9 36
20 Mansfield Town 34 8 11 15 46 53 17 4 5 8 27 29 17 4 6 7 19 24 -7 35
21 Carlisle United 33 8 11 14 33 50 16 4 6 6 13 21 17 4 5 8 20 29 -17 35
22 Macclesfield Town 34 7 15 12 32 40 17 5 9 3 19 15 17 2 6 9 13 25 -8 30
23 Morecambe 34 7 9 18 32 56 17 4 7 6 19 22 17 3 2 12 13 34 -24 30
24 Stevenage 34 3 13 18 23 45 17 2 6 9 10 22 17 1 7 9 13 23 -22 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.