Colchester U23 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 9th position in the Professional Development League table. Visiting Wigan U23 holds 6th place with 29 pts.
- Colchester U23 have the fewest scored goals (22) in Professional Development League
- Wigan U23 have the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in Professional Development League
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.
Colchester U23 form and stats
With 1 Professional Development League win, 3 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Colchester U23, who have the fewest scored goals (22) in Professional Development League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Colchester are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Colchester, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The Colchester fans got no joy from their last match, a Professional Development League game also here at Wallace Binder Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Millwall U23 (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Crewe U23 (0-2).
Colchester U23 has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Colchester defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Wigan U23 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Professional Development League travels is 5 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. With the Wigan losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Wigan's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Wigan U23 are travelling again after losing away to Cardiff U23 in their previous match (1-6). Prior to that match, the Wigan manager faced defeat when travelling to Coventry U23 and losing 0-3.
Wigan lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-6 beating and focus on this one.
The travelling fans enjoy Wigan's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Wigan U23 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
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| Colchester U23 | Wigan U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| 43 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| 90% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 88% | 82% |
| 65% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 59% |
| 50% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 60% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 11% |
- Colchester U23 have the fewest points (6) at home in Professional Development League
- Colchester U23 have the fewest scored goals (22) in Professional Development League
- Colchester U23 have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Professional Development League
- Colchester U23 have the the worst goal difference (-21) in Professional Development League
- Wigan U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan U23 have the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in Professional Development League
- Wigan U23 have the most matches under the total-line (2) in Professional Development League
- Wigan 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 | Bristol City U23 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich U23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 27 | -1 | 32 |
| 3 | Cardiff U23 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Millwall U23 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 27 |
| 5 | Watford U23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 24 | -15 | 27 |
| 6 | Charlton U23 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 8 | Swansea City U23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -17 | 16 |
| 9 | Colchester U23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 28 | -21 | 15 |