Colchester United vs Salford City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on October 26th, 2024

A football match between Colchester United and Salford City of the League Two will take place in England on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at 11:30h (UTC), check the Colchester United vs Salford City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Colchester United vs Salford City will occur

The game is set to be played in the small JobServe Community Stadium stadium, in the city of Colchester, with a capacity for 10105 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Colchester United vs Salford City betting tip 2024/2025

The League Two has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.98 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.53 goals per match played.

Colchester United last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Colchester United team. On that occasion they met Chesterfield for the League Two, and the match ended 1-1. Coach D. Cowley's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

This draw (odd 3.60) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

A performance well below expectations for Colchester United. However, a footballer who gave a positive impression was Oscar Thorn, who with his valuable plays was crucial to the team to avoid defeat.

Salford City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Salford City, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Swindon Town team with a final score of 2-1.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.38, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Colchester United vs Salford City h2h

Salford City was in 19th place when they last went head-to-head in League Two against Colchester United, who was in 21st place. Salford City formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Colchester United took to the pitch with a 5-3-2 formation.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023/2024 season in a League Two themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Salford City team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Colchester United team, which has no wins recently.

This game will have A. Chilowicz fully in charge on the pitch while D. Nicholson alongside A. Aylott will be supporting from the sideline.

Colchester United

League Two leaderboard now

The Colchester United team has 12 points being in the 20th place in the League Two competition in England. The overall balance is not favorable, with 4 losses, 2 wins wins and 6 draws.

Which means that in the 14th round, the team has no advantage, over Accrington Stanley team who is in the position 21.

Colchester United analysis

Colchester United at the end of round 13 in League Two had 15 goals scored and 18 conceded.

The average ball possession of Colchester United in this league is 49.83%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Salford City they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Colchester United

In this season, the individual highlight is Lyle Taylor that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 4 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Colchester United achieved in several matches.

Salford City

League Two leaderboard now

Salford City arrives in this game with 16 points, and in 15th place in the League Two, having won 4 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Saddled with the same score that the Fleetwood Town team in position 14, in the 14th round.

Salford City analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Salford City, which after 13 rounds has conceded 13 but has only scored 10.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 0.83 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Facing a demanding schedule, Salford City may find it challenging to maintain their performance levels when playing multiple games in a short period. Despite the odds favoring both Colchester United and Salford City for victory, Salford City busy schedule could be a determining factor in the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Salford City

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Cole Stockton. The Attacker has scored 2 times in this competition and helped Salford City avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Colchester United 1.17 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Salford City 0.6 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.16 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.77 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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