Soccer betting preview: Scunthorpe United welcomes Colchester United in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sands Venue Stadium (9088 seats)

League Two: Tipsway are expecting an action-packed and important fight featuring Scunthorpe United and Colchester United at Sands Venue Stadium. Both teams need the win!

Insights:
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest scored goals (24) in League Two
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

Scunthorpe United's struggle is real here at Sands Venue Stadium with only 14 points collected from 17 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-5-9.

The Scunthorpe coach Hill and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Crawley Town (placed 13th). The goalie Watson was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.11 out of ten. Watson topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that, an away loss at Sutton United.

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

Scunthorpe United aren't scoring a lot here at Sands Venue Stadium in the league, with only 12 goals from 17 games. Scunthorpe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Scunthorpe United has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Colchester United form and stats

There's been little loot from Colchester United's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 17 away games in the League Two. Colchester United only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Colchester United are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Colchester go into this game after a win, the home game against Port Vale that ended 1-0. Goalkeeper George got the top player rating of the team with 7.82/10. George topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Leyton Orient.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Bristol Rovers.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colchester United as they have only managed to score 14 times from 17 away games in the league. Colchester United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Colchester United - Scunthorpe United 2-1 was the story when these sides formerly did battle, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Scunthorpe wins - draws - Colchester United wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedF. Sears
F. Sears
10 goals
Colchester UnitedN. Chilvers
N. Chilvers
4 goals
Colchester UnitedA. Judge
A. Judge
3 goals

Scunthorpe United missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Scunthorpe United Colchester United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 6 17 35
4 3 0 Won W 3 4 8
12 5 1 Drew D 2 4 12
19 9 3 Lost L 1 9 15
24 12 2 Scored S 7 14 33
59 23 5 Conceded C 5 26 49
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 82% 91%
69% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 74%
40% 29% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 43%
26% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 20%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 6%
49% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 35% 51%
17% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 20%
46% 41% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 53% 37%
 
4.1 4.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.1 4.6
5.5 5.8 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.9 5
2 2.4 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
9.4 9.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.7 10.7
2.8 3 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.2
24% 24% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 25% 29%
 
13.5 12.9 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.5 12.6
4.4 3.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 4.4 4.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Scunthorpe United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest points (14) at home in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest scored goals (24) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (59) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in League Two
  • Scunthorpe United have the the worst goal difference (-35) 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 Forest Green Rovers 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

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 Forest Green Rovers 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

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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.