Colchester United - Accrington Stanley predictions and free betting tips [17/02/2024]

We continue betting on English football. The upcoming League 2 round sees Accrington and Colchester United face off at the Colchester Community stadium. The game promises to be tense right up to the last minute, and no one will want to give ground. Both teams' players are ready to go all out to prove their strength and win the game. 

Colchester

Colchester has spent the last 8 seasons in League 2. They delivered decent results for the first half of this period, placing in the top ten. However, their game has significantly weakened in recent years, now they are fighting for survival. Currently, they are in 22nd place in the scored table.

After drawing with Swindon Town (2:2), they also drew with Bradford City (1:1). In the following match, they managed to secure a victory against Morecambe with a minimal score. Then they drew again with Forest Green (3:3). And in the last round, the lads suffered a defeat to Harrogate (0:1).

Accrington

The team spent 5 years in League 1 before this. But last season they were relegated, finishing in 23rd place. Currently, Accrington is in 12th place, so a return to the third division is unlikely to be swift for them.

In the 27th round, they lost to Gillingham (1:2). Accrington followed up by winning with a minimal score against Forest Green. Then they drew with Grimsby (0:0). But after that, they suffered a defeat to Milton Keynes with a score of (1:2). Yet, the team managed to secure a victory in their last game against Wimbeldon (2:0).

Head-to-head matchups

The last head-to-head match between Colchester and Accrington took place on 28th October 2023 and ended with a minimal score in favour of Colchester.

Prediction

For me, the favourite in this matchup is the away team. Although Accrington's away game performance leaves much to be desired, they have every chance of winning when faced with such an opponent. Colchester is quite weak even on home ground, and they performed poorly in their recent games against teams in the relegation zone. Considering this, I'll try betting on the zero handicap for the away side.

Total Prediction

I'm certain that the teams can deliver resultative play, so I'd suggest going for a bet on total over 2.5 goals.