Colchester’s good unbeaten form stood up over the Festive period of matches and they are hanging on the coattails of the top seven and looking pretty strong at the moment. Their current form far extends the unpredictability that the Robins are going through at the moment and the visiting Cheltenham are 11/5 underdogs for the match with Colchester in at 6/5 to collect another good three points for themselves on home soil.
Colchester Form:
Quietly Colchester are making a real name for themselves in the League Two promotion push. They have lost only one of their last thirteen league games now and that was out on the road at second-placed Notts County. They are unbeaten in their last six having remained unbeaten over Christmas and their home form is strong. They have gone W3 D2 in their last five home games and they have conceded just the one goal in their last four on home soil as well. So there may be a decent proposition on the U’s to win to nil in this one. They have earned a clean sheet in 31% of their home games this season and have conceded at well under a goal per home game on average. They have the fifth best defensive record of the season at the moment.
Cheltenham Form:
The Robins were all over the place in December, going W2 D1 L2 for the month and then they went to Stevenage on New Year’s Day and got hammered 4-1. Their overall away form for the season in League Two is just W2 D4 L7 and they have taken one win in their last seven road games, keeping just the one clean sheet in that sequence. The Robins have averaged just over a goal per game on their travels and it may be value looking at this being a low scoring game under 2.5 goals. 71% of their away goals interestingly have come in the first half of matches, but to their credit at least, they have hit the back of the net in each of their nine away games but face a tough Us defence in this one.
Head to Head News:
Cheltenham bust out a great 3-1 home win over Colchester back in September which sparked a run of five unbeaten matches for them. The snapped a three-match losing streak that they were on against the U’s in league matches. Overall Colchester leads the head to head 6-3 now with two drawn matches. The U’s are unbeaten in their four previous home games against the Robins (W3 D1).
Top Betting Tips:
Colchester look a strong option to go and collect a win to nil in this one because they are going so well at the moment. The Robins are to unpredictable to back with any confidence so the most probable outcome is a tidy home win.