Colchester have strung some really nice form together and they are on the hunt for a top seven finish for Christmas. There is a decent chance of that happening as well if they bag themselves three points in this one. Port Vale have recovered themselves to back to back wins in the league now to crawl their way up the table a bit. They are only four points away from the drop zone though.
Football League Two – Colchester v Port Vale – St. James Park, Exeter – Saturday 23th December 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
|
Draw Best Odd of: 11/5 at William Hill |
|
Colchester United FC
Port ValeColchester Form
Colchester are in really good form at the moment and they have gone W6 D2 L1 in their last nine games. They are rolling along and they have gone unbeaten in their last four on home soil as well, winning the last two there back to back. Colchester have fired off exactly three goals in their last two games and have taken a clean sheet in four of their last eight. So all around they are going well and have a W6 D3 L2 record on home soil for the season. They have only been trailing at half time in one home game this term and have averaged 1.8 goals per game on home turf while conceding just the nine goals in their eleven fixtures.
Port Vale Form
The Valiants have taken back to back wins over Cambridge and Carlisle to give themselves a real boost. In their last ten league games they have produced a W5 D1 L3 record and in that have picked up for clean sheets. Looking at their away form they have gone W1 D1 L1 in their last three on the road but have lost only one of their last five. They haven’t been that prolific in front of goal and that is part of the reason why they have been having their struggles this season. Just 36% of their away games have gone over 2.5 goals and only three teams have scored fewer goals than they have managed this season.
Head to Head News
There were home wins traded between the two of them the last time that they were together which was in the 2015/16 League One season. Things are even with three wins each in their last six meetings and this will be their first clash in League Two. Six of the last seven results between these two have either ended in a 2-0 win or a 2-1 win for someone.
Colchester v Port Vale – Odds and Predictions
Colchester are 7/5 to take the three points, with Port Vale at 11/5 for a precious away win.
Top Betting Tips Colchester v Port Vale
Both teams to score has to be worth a flutter in this one and Colchester are just ticking over very nicely at the moment and are consistent enough to warrant backing to collect all three points in their home game.