Tranmere Rovers vs Colchester United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on February 01th, 2025

Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United will be playing against each other on Saturday, February 01th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in a League Two football game in England, check the Tranmere Rovers vs Colchester United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Tranmere Rovers vs Colchester United will occur

The game will be played in the small Prenton Park stadium, in the city of Birkenhead, with a capacity for 16587 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Tranmere Rovers vs Colchester United 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 2.49 goals per match played.

Tranmere Rovers last match

Tranmere Rovers comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Swindon Town, in a match valid for League Two, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 3-1. On the field, N. Adkins' team lined up with a 5-4-1.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 4.33 were the best proof of this.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Jordan Turnbull had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Colchester United 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, Colchester United, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Morecambe team with a final score of 1-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.70.

Tranmere Rovers vs Colchester United h2h

Colchester United was in 18th place in the League Two while Tranmere Rovers was in 14th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Colchester United team entered the field with the 4-4-2 formation, the same tactic Tranmere Rovers used in the match.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 21-09-2024 in a League Two match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 3-0 win for Colchester United.

The Colchester United team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Tranmere Rovers its counterpart.

Tranmere Rovers

League Two leaderboard now

Tranmere Rovers comes into this game ranking in 22nd place in the League Two. The team has scored 26 points, 6 wins, 13 losses and 8 draws. However, this is a negative balance.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Newport County in position 21, in the 30th round.

Tranmere Rovers analysis

At the end of matchday 29 we see that Tranmere Rovers conceded more goals than they scored, with 43 goals conceded and 20 scored.

Tranmere Rovers seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Having won twice away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 6 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

The relentless schedule ahead could prove to be a hurdle for Tranmere Rovers in maintaining their peak performance during multiple games in a short span of time. Despite the odds predicting a closely fought contest between Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United, the team's busy schedule could impact the result in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Tranmere Rovers

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Omari Patrick. The Attacker has already scored 6 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Tranmere Rovers, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Colchester United

League Two leaderboard now

Colchester United arrives in this game with 34 points, and in 15th place in the League Two, having won 7 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 13 draws.

Which means that the team is over Swindon Town team who is in the position 16 in the 30th round but with the same number of points.

Colchester United analysis

Colchester United after 29 days has put up 30 goals scored, and taken 28, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

Colchester United has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 4.11 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

With a busy schedule, Colchester United may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United having odds for victory above 2, the team's busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.

Best goalscorer from Colchester United

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Lyle Taylor is the player to highlight. Helping Colchester United with 7 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Tranmere Rovers is Omari Patrick, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Colchester United is Lyle Taylor, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Tranmere Rovers 0.85 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Colchester United 1 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 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.3 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.24 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Tranmere Rovers side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 times this season, very different from Colchester United who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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