Colchester (home)
- Colchester are unbeaten in two home games but without a win, averaging 1.53 goals per home game.
- 14th-placed Colchester have struggled to consistently pick up points in recent weeks, winning just one of their last five, and drawing the other two, including their two most recent home matches.
- Colchester have been a possession-based team, with the double pivot in Cowley’s 4-2-3-1 system dictating the flow of the game and allowing the U’s to create pockets of space between the lines.
- Harry Anderson has found the net in two of their last three games.
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Recent stats:
- Unbeaten in two home games but without a win.
- Averaging 1.53 goals per home game.
- Won just one of their last five and drew the other two.
Oldham (away)
- Oldham’s recent away form reads won one, lost one.
- They’ve won four of their last five matches and sit in 10th, collecting 61 points from 39 games, compared to Colchester’s 54 points from 39 games.
- Oldham will look to dominate the ball in the air and be ruthless on the counter, while they also have a good record from set piece situations, where they can cause problems with their three-at-the-back formation.
- Mellon’s direct approach has worked well recently, with Kane Drummond netting four of the Latics’ last nine goals in the last five competitive matches.
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Recent stats:
- Won four of their last five matches.
- 61 points from 39 games.
Head-to-Head
- This fixture has been a long time in the making, with Colchester and Oldham set to renew their rivalry for the first time since the Latics’ promotion to the Football League in 2025.
- The reverse fixture finished 1-1 at the Latics’ home.
Key Players
- Harry Anderson - has found the net in two of Colchester’s last three games.
- Kane Drummond - netted four of Oldham’s last nine goals in the last five competitive matches.
Betting Insights
- Oldham enter this game as slight favorites and can be backed at 2.48 to secure another away victory.
- Ahead of Oldham’s away record in League Two 2025/2026 reads seven wins, six draws, and six losses, with just 18 goals conceded in 19 games.
- Markets to consider include Both Teams to Score - No (1.95) and Under 2.5 goals (1.8).
Prediction
- We’re backing Oldham’s form to see them through in a low-scoring encounter.
- Expect a tight match given Colchester’s possession-based style and Oldham’s desire to keep things compact.
