Professional Development League match preview: Colchester U23 versus Watford U23

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Competition: England Professional Development League
Competition: Mon 18.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wallace Binder Stadium (2000 seats)

Colchester U23 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 7th position in the Professional Development League table. Visiting Watford U23 holds 5th place with 11 pts.

Insights:
  • Colchester U23 has the most clean sheets (3) at home in Professional Development League
  • Watford U23 has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Professional Development League

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Colchester U23 form and stats

With 1 Professional Development League win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Colchester U23, who have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Professional Development League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Colchester U23 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bristol City U23 (1-3). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Millwall U23 (1-6).

Colchester have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Colchester U23 have conceded 8 goals.

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Watford U23 form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Professional Development League, are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League.

Two travels in a row for Watford, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Professional Development League win against Swansea City U23. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Cardiff U23.

Watford are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Watford U23 concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Watford U23 - Colchester 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Colchester one win, zero draws and Watford U23 five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Colchester U23 missing players

Watford U23 missing players

Colchester U23 Watford U23
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 6 11
2 1 0 Won W 1 3 3
4 2 2 Drew D 0 1 2
6 3 0 Lost L 0 2 6
12 4 0 Scored S 3 11 13
25 8 0 Conceded C 2 15 28
83% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
58% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 91%
42% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 83% 64%
25% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 27%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 45%
33% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 55%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8 7.3 4 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.2 7.6
3.7 3.5 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.7
27% 19% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 52% 32%
Key stats in Professional Development League this season:
  • All of Watford U23's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Colchester U23 has the most clean sheets (3) at home in Professional Development League
  • Colchester U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Watford U23 has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Professional Development League
  • Watford U23 has the most scored goals (11) away in Professional Development League
  • Watford U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Watford U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Watford U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Watford U23 have scored at least twice as many goals away as Colchester U23 have scored home.
  • Watford U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Millwall U23 11 6 3 2 16 8 6 3 1 2 11 6 5 3 2 0 5 2 8 21
2 Bristol City U23 11 7 0 4 21 14 5 4 0 1 13 4 6 3 0 3 8 10 7 21
3 Ipswich U23 11 6 2 3 23 19 6 4 2 0 15 5 5 2 0 3 8 14 4 20
4 Charlton U23 11 5 1 5 19 17 6 3 0 3 15 13 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 16
5 Watford U23 11 3 2 6 13 28 5 0 1 4 2 13 6 3 1 2 11 15 -15 11
6 Queens Park Rangers U23 11 3 1 7 15 20 6 3 0 3 13 9 5 0 1 4 2 11 -5 10
7 Colchester U23 12 2 4 6 12 25 6 1 2 3 4 8 6 1 2 3 8 17 -13 10
8 Swansea City U23 12 2 2 8 17 32 7 2 2 3 14 15 5 0 0 5 3 17 -15 8
9 Cardiff U23 11 2 1 8 8 21 3 2 0 1 4 2 8 0 1 7 4 19 -13 7