Colchester have shown good signs of improvement recently with just the one defeat in their last six and will be looking to further gather a bit of momentum to climb up the table. Crewe are just a couple of points back of them but have been having a pretty rough time of things with four defeats in their last six. The Railwaymen are going to have another tricky away day on their hands on the weekend and they are 11/4 underdogs at Paddy Power for this one, with Colchester at even money.
Football League Two – Weston Homes Community Stadium, Mile End – Saturday 28th October 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Skybet |
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Colchester United FC
Crewe AlexandraColchester Form
Colchester have posted a W3 D2 L1 record in their last six games in League Two and so are carrying themselves well after winning just two of their opening nine games of the season. So their fortunes are improving and at home, they are W3 D2 L2 for the season but have won just one of their last four there (D1 L2). So there is clear room for improvement there. Colchester have three clean sheets in their last five after none in their opening ten games. They have conceded in 86% of their home games this term.
Crewe Form
The Railwaymen have taken some tough hits since mid-September, posting a W2 D0 L7 record and they have been struggling really bad in front of goal. They have won their last two home games but are on a big old five-match losing streak away from home, failing to score in four of those fixtures. They have really gone off the tracks away from home this season and in total have only scored three away goals all season. Three of their five away defeats have been by a one-goal margin only.
Head to Head News
There have been some high scoring affair between these two over the past few seasons. Four of the last six have seen at least three goals in them and each of the last three between them at Colchester has seen at least four goals in each. That’s entertainment value which will hopefully continue. Things are even with three wins each in the last six meetings.
Top Betting Tips
The home win has to have appeal in this one, even though Colchester haven’t been running in the greatest of home form. Crewe have just been a sombre crew out on the road this season and can be picked off by the U’s.