Colchester United vs Doncaster Rovers Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Colchester United

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Colchester United will be hoping to bounce back here following a 1-0 League Two defeat last time out to Crewe Alexandra.

Daniel Agyei (80') scored for Crewe Alexandra.

Colchester United haven’t made the most of their chances in more recent games. Their goals record equals just 4 versus opponents over the course of their last six fixtures. In those games, Colchester United have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 9. Previous results aside, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend will be maintained in this upcoming game or not.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Colchester United:

• have not emerged victorious against Doncaster Rovers in their previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 league games.

Doncaster Rovers

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Doncaster Rovers will come into the match following a 1-3 League Two win vs Grimsby Town in their previous outing.

For Doncaster Rovers, the scorers were George Miller (6', 63') and Harrison Biggins (51'). John McAtee (79') was the scorer for Grimsby Town.

The stats don’t lie, and Doncaster Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 10 goals in total. At the back, Doncaster Rovers can certainly do much better.

A look at their previous results shows us that Doncaster Rovers:

• are winless against Colchester United in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head to head clashes stretching back to 23/08/2014 shows that Colchester United have won 1 of them and Doncaster Rovers 4, with the number of drawn results being 1.

In all, 13 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 of them from The U's and 8 coming from The Rovers. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league meeting between the two was League Two match day 42 on 14/04/2017 and the score finished Colchester United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers.

The referee was David Webb.

📋 Team News: Colchester United

Kwesi Appiah (Hamstring Injury) and Matty Longstaff (Hamstring Injury) will not be able to play for Colchester United gaffer Matt Bloomfield.

🗞️ Team News: Doncaster Rovers

From a largely healthy squad, there’s just the sole fitness worry for the Doncaster Rovers gaffer Danny Schofield to be concerned about. Jon Taylor (Ankle Injury) misses out for this game.

💭 Prediction

We feel that Doncaster Rovers may well find it hard to break down this Colchester United outfit who we think will get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.

That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 1-0 advantage for Colchester United when the full-time whistle blows.

Will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 00:20 15/11/2022