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Colchester United v Barrow : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 15:00 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Saturday afternoon at the JobServe Community Stadium, and it’s a League Two clash between Colchester United and Barrow. Danny Cowley and Andrew Pierce will be doing all they can to claim the win. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for every betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are included as well.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Colchester
46%
--
Draw
28%
--
Barrow
25%
--
Colchester 1-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Barrow 1-0
10%
--
Colchester 2-0
9%
--
Colchester 2-1
8%
--
Barrow 2-1
6%
--
Barrow 2-0
4%
--
Colchester 3-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Colchester 3-1
4%
--
Barrow 3-1
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Colchester 4-0
1%
--
Barrow 3-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
45%
--
Colchester win to nil
30%
--
Barrow win to nil
16%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 44 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 13 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 18 clean sheets and have failed to score in 9 fixtures. Colchester have outscored their opponents by 51 goals to 49 goals.

Home League Performance

Colchester have played 22 games at home winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 11 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Barrow are in 14th position in the League Two on 57 points having played 44 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 11 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 8 and won 7. Barrow have conceded 30 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Barrow
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Doncaster442212102178 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
2
Port Vale44211491877 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
3
Bradford442112111975 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
4
Walsall442014102174 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
5
AFC Wim441913122270 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
6
Notts C441912131869 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
7
Grimsby4420717-567 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
8
Colchester Home44161810866 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
May 3
9
Salford44171413765 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
10
Chesterfield441713141564 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
11
Crewe44151712462 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
12
Bromley44161414262 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
13
Swindon44151514860 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
14
Barrow Away44151217257 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
-
-
15
Fleetwood44141515-157 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
16
Cheltenham44151217-857 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-2F
17
Gillingham44131516-654 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
18
MK Dons4414822-1450 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-3F
19
Harrogate44131120-1750 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
20
Newport44131021-1949 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
21
Accrington44111419-1647 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
22
Tranmere44101519-2545 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
23
Carlisle44101123-2641 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
24
Morecambe4410628-2836 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Barrow have not lost in 6 consecutive away league games
3
Barrow have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive away league games
Colchester 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
Barrow 14TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Barrow have not lost to Colchester in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Colchester since 2021
Colchester
Barrow
Goals: Scored
3
8
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
D
2
BRW
2
League games at Barrow since 2020
Barrow
Colchester
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
COU
1
D
2
BRW
2
Goal Statistics

Barrow's defensive record is very strong, Andrew Pierce's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive League Two games. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Colchester United makes sense in this context.

Colchester 8th Barrow 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Barrow scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Barrow have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Barrow
1.3
0.9
Attack rating
5%
better
COU
BRW
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Games scored33
28
Failed to score11
16
Scored first18
21
Goals scored51
49
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
15%
better
COU
BRW
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Games conceded24
31
Clean sheets20
13
Conceded first19
21
Goals conceded43
47
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+15%

Colchester v Barrow League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
44101017
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK44
3
-
M Egbo DEF4312
9
-
E Iandolo DEF423
15
2
J Payne MID40810
3
-
T Flanagan DEF39
8
-
J Gordon FWD393
4
-
A Read MID3812
2
-
L Taylor FWD37102
8
-
O Edwards FWD3774
6
2
J. McDonnell MID321
13
-
H Anderson FWD3131
-
S Tovide FWD2775
5
-
F Kelleher DEF262
1
-
T Bishop MID2511
2
-
O. Thorn FWD244
4
-
R Hunt DEF21
5
-
T Simpson FWD181
5
-
A Scully FWD131
-
K Vincent-Young DEF8
-
J Tucker DEF8
1
-
K. Aboh FWD2
-
F Terry DEF1
-
Barrow League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41698
B JacksonE AcquahB JacksonR Gotts
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Jackson DEF4319
4
-
E Newby MID4228
5
-
R Gotts MID3933
8
-
E Acquah FWD376
4
-
N Canavan DEF341
3
-
D Campbell MID331
7
-
K Spence MID3251
5
-
S Foley MID3232
3
-
T Vassell DEF315
6
-
P Farman GLK29
4
1
C Mahoney FWD2712
1
-
A Pressley FWD2041
-
K. Kouyate FWD192
4
-
T Smith FWD185
1
-
M Williams MID161
2
-
W Stanway GLK15
2
-
K Cameron DEF151
1
-
B Whitfield MID1515
1
-
C. Popov FWD10
2
-
I Fletcher MID92
1
-
L. Duru DEF81
2
-
J Tiensia DEF8
1
-
C Kirk FWD7
2
-
S Barnes DEF3
-