Chesterfield are battling for their lives down in the relegation zone in League Two but their three-match losing sequence isn’t going to offer a lot of confidence in backing them in this one. Colchester are a side on the up at the moment and they have battled their way into the top five with a good stretch of form.
Football League Two – Chesterfield v Colchester – Proact Stadium, Chesterfield – Saturday 30th December 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 12/5 at Skybet |
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Chesterfield
Colchester United FCChesterfield Form
That’s a three-match losing streak that Chesterfield have strung together now which came after a good six-match unbeaten streak that they had rustled up to give themselves hope of staying afloat this season. They lost at home on Boxing Day to Crewe which snapped a three-match winning streak of form that they were on at home. So they have gone W3 D1 L1 in their last five on home soil. They haven’t taken a clean sheet in any of their last six league games and just one in their last ten so they are still a bit susceptible at the back. They have averaged around 1.2 goals per game at home and 71% of their home goals have come in the second half of matches. Three of their four home victories have been by a one-goal margin.
Colchester Form
The U’s are on the up with a fantastic stretch of form behind them. They are W7 D3 L1 in their last eleven league games, a run which has seen them climb up into the top six. There was little hint of that through the first couple of months of the season. Colchester have won their last two away games, taking down Swindon and then winning at Crawley on Boxing day. They have produced a decent W5 D2 L5 record away from home this season and have lost just one of their last eight away games which suggests that they aren’t going to lose in this one. The U’s have scored nine goals in their last four league games, so they are scoring well at the moment. They have just the one clean sheet in their last five so both teams to score is going offer a bit of value.
Head to Head News
There was a 1-1 draw between these two earlier in the season and three of the last four between them in all competitions have ended in a draw. Both teams have scored in each of the last four meetings and Chesterfield have remained unbeaten in five now against Colchester (W2 D3) in all competitions. There was a 3-3 draw between these the last time they met at the Proact Stadium back in September 2015 in League One.
Chesterfield v Colchester – Odds and Predictions
The visiting Colchester are 5/4 to get the away win with Chesterfield at 2/1 on home soil.
Top Betting Tips Chesterfield v Colchester
Chesterfield have a bit of an edge in the head to head however, Colchester are just going well enough at the moment to go and bag themselves something in this game. They have nothing to fear at the moment with Chesterfield just falling out of form again. Away win and both teams to score.