Colchester vs Crawley Town Predictions

Colchester are the best bet to beat Crawley at home in League Two on Friday. The visitors have been poor on the road this season, winning just two of their 18 away games.

Colchester are nine places above Crawley in the table, with the two sides separated by 23 points. Colchester, who are 12th with 14 wins from their 35 games this season, host Crawley, who are 21st with six wins.

Colchester are in fine fettle at home, having won five of their last seven League Two games.

Crawley’s current form is underwhelming. They have won just one of their last nine League Two matches and have failed to win any of their last four away games.

Scoring is proving to be a problem for Crawley’s forward line. The team have failed to score in six of their last eight League Two away games, and have not found a way to goal in four successive matches on the road. They have been disappointing up front this season, scoring just 12 goals in 18 games – an average of 0.67 goals a game away from home.

Crawley have been leaking goals on the road this season, conceding 33 times in 18 League Two games – an average of 1.83 goals against per game. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in six of their last seven matches away from home.

With under 2.5 goals in 23 of Colchester’s 35 League Two outings this season, a narrow 1-0 win for the home side looks like the best correct-score option.

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Edited by Mark Langdon