Home advantage could prove decisive in Walsall - Colchester United battle

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Banks's Stadium (11300 seats)

Walsall have harvested 13 of their 25 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Colchester United?

Insights:
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colchester United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in League Two

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Walsall and Colchester United.

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Walsall form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Walsall have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games. Walsall have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Walsall drew their last game, also a home match. Crawley Town (placed 19th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Brendan Kiernan, an attacker, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.14 (out of 10). Kiernan scored one goal.

Before that game, the home loss against Swindon Town with the scoreline 1-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Walsall handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, five draws and three defeats.

The Walsall fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Colchester United form and stats

2-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Colchester United in their League Two matches away.

Colchester are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Bradford City (placed 13th). Turner had red hot gloves after the game against Bradford City, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Jake Turner was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.12. The agile goalkeeper Turner stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

The game before that, in the FA Cup, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Wigan Athletic.

Colchester are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, seven draws and seven defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colchester as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Colchester have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Walsall, five draws and three wins for Colchester United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallG. Miller
G. Miller
7 goals
Colchester UnitedF. Sears
F. Sears
7 goals
WalsallK. Phillips
K. Phillips
4 goals

Walsall missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Colchester United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 5 Played P 3 9 19
6 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
7 4 3 Drew D 2 4 7
7 3 1 Lost L 1 3 7
22 13 6 Scored S 1 6 16
24 14 6 Conceded C 3 10 22
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 67% 84%
65% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 63%
45% 60% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 32%
30% 40% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 16%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
60% 80% 80% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 47%
25% 20% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 21%
25% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 67% 47%
 
4.3 4.2 2.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.7 4.3
4.5 4.6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 5.4
1.4 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.2 12.2 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.8 10.3
3.6 4.3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.4 2.7
31% 30% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 31%
 
10.6 10.2 10.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14 15.1 14.4
3.1 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.4 4.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colchester United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in League Two
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Colchester United have scored away.

  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 19 13 4 2 38 15 9 6 1 2 16 9 10 7 3 0 22 6 23 43
2 Northampton Town 20 11 4 5 27 16 10 7 1 2 16 7 10 4 3 3 11 9 11 37
3 Port Vale 20 10 5 5 34 21 10 5 3 2 16 8 10 5 2 3 18 13 13 35
4 Exeter City 20 8 9 3 32 23 10 5 4 1 17 10 10 3 5 2 15 13 9 33
5 Swindon Town 19 9 6 4 29 22 9 2 4 3 10 11 10 7 2 1 19 11 7 33
6 Sutton United 20 10 2 8 30 25 9 6 0 3 16 9 11 4 2 5 14 16 5 32
7 Leyton Orient 20 7 10 3 36 18 10 6 3 1 23 5 10 1 7 2 13 13 18 31
8 Newport County 20 8 7 5 33 25 9 4 3 2 18 10 11 4 4 3 15 15 8 31
9 Harrogate Town 20 8 6 6 34 28 10 3 4 3 17 16 10 5 2 3 17 12 6 30
10 Tranmere Rovers 19 8 5 6 16 14 9 6 0 3 10 6 10 2 5 3 6 8 2 29
11 Mansfield Town 20 7 5 8 22 25 11 5 3 3 15 12 9 2 2 5 7 13 -3 26
12 Hartlepool United 20 8 2 10 22 31 10 7 1 2 16 11 10 1 1 8 6 20 -9 26
13 Bradford City 20 5 10 5 25 23 10 3 6 1 15 11 10 2 4 4 10 12 2 25
14 Walsall 20 6 7 7 22 24 10 3 4 3 13 14 10 3 3 4 9 10 -2 25
15 Salford City 19 6 6 7 22 19 11 4 5 2 13 7 8 2 1 5 9 12 3 24
16 Rochdale 20 5 9 6 25 26 10 2 5 3 11 12 10 3 4 3 14 14 -1 24
17 Bristol Rovers 20 6 5 9 23 31 10 4 1 5 13 16 10 2 4 4 10 15 -8 23
18 Colchester United 19 5 7 7 16 22 10 3 3 4 10 12 9 2 4 3 6 10 -6 22
19 Crawley Town 19 6 4 9 21 29 10 3 3 4 12 16 9 3 1 5 9 13 -8 22
20 Barrow 19 4 7 8 20 24 9 2 4 3 11 12 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 19
21 Stevenage 19 4 7 8 16 31 10 3 5 2 10 11 9 1 2 6 6 20 -15 19
22 Carlisle United 20 3 7 10 13 29 10 2 5 3 6 9 10 1 2 7 7 20 -16 16
23 Oldham Athletic 20 4 3 13 16 31 10 2 1 7 10 17 10 2 2 6 6 14 -15 15
24 Scunthorpe United 20 2 9 9 16 36 10 2 4 4 8 15 10 0 5 5 8 21 -20 15

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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 Forest Green Rovers 19 13 4 2 38 15 9 6 1 2 16 9 10 7 3 0 22 6 23 43
2 Northampton Town 20 11 4 5 27 16 10 7 1 2 16 7 10 4 3 3 11 9 11 37
3 Port Vale 20 10 5 5 34 21 10 5 3 2 16 8 10 5 2 3 18 13 13 35
4 Exeter City 20 8 9 3 32 23 10 5 4 1 17 10 10 3 5 2 15 13 9 33
5 Swindon Town 19 9 6 4 29 22 9 2 4 3 10 11 10 7 2 1 19 11 7 33
6 Sutton United 20 10 2 8 30 25 9 6 0 3 16 9 11 4 2 5 14 16 5 32
7 Leyton Orient 20 7 10 3 36 18 10 6 3 1 23 5 10 1 7 2 13 13 18 31
8 Newport County 20 8 7 5 33 25 9 4 3 2 18 10 11 4 4 3 15 15 8 31
9 Harrogate Town 20 8 6 6 34 28 10 3 4 3 17 16 10 5 2 3 17 12 6 30
10 Tranmere Rovers 19 8 5 6 16 14 9 6 0 3 10 6 10 2 5 3 6 8 2 29
11 Mansfield Town 20 7 5 8 22 25 11 5 3 3 15 12 9 2 2 5 7 13 -3 26
12 Hartlepool United 20 8 2 10 22 31 10 7 1 2 16 11 10 1 1 8 6 20 -9 26
13 Bradford City 20 5 10 5 25 23 10 3 6 1 15 11 10 2 4 4 10 12 2 25
14 Walsall 20 6 7 7 22 24 10 3 4 3 13 14 10 3 3 4 9 10 -2 25
15 Salford City 19 6 6 7 22 19 11 4 5 2 13 7 8 2 1 5 9 12 3 24
16 Rochdale 20 5 9 6 25 26 10 2 5 3 11 12 10 3 4 3 14 14 -1 24
17 Bristol Rovers 20 6 5 9 23 31 10 4 1 5 13 16 10 2 4 4 10 15 -8 23
18 Colchester United 19 5 7 7 16 22 10 3 3 4 10 12 9 2 4 3 6 10 -6 22
19 Crawley Town 19 6 4 9 21 29 10 3 3 4 12 16 9 3 1 5 9 13 -8 22
20 Barrow 19 4 7 8 20 24 9 2 4 3 11 12 10 2 3 5 9 12 -4 19
21 Stevenage 19 4 7 8 16 31 10 3 5 2 10 11 9 1 2 6 6 20 -15 19
22 Carlisle United 20 3 7 10 13 29 10 2 5 3 6 9 10 1 2 7 7 20 -16 16
23 Oldham Athletic 20 4 3 13 16 31 10 2 1 7 10 17 10 2 2 6 6 14 -15 15
24 Scunthorpe United 20 2 9 9 16 36 10 2 4 4 8 15 10 0 5 5 8 21 -20 15

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