Colchester vs Salford City Predictions

Colchester can edge out faltering Salford

Colchester are the best bet when they host Salford in League Two on Saturday. Danny Cowley’s side were 4-1 winners against Barnet in their last league game and can follow up at the JobServe Community Stadium.

Arthur Read was on target to claim the opener on 39 minutes, with Jack Payne scoring three times. This was expected to be a close match according to the pre-game betting, but Colchester were comfortable winners at odds of 7/4.

Salford are three places above Colchester in the table, with three more points, and both teams have won more games than they’ve lost this season. The hosts are 11th with 13 wins and nine defeats, while Salford are eighth with 16 wins and 12 losses.

Salford have been struggling for results lately, with just one win in their last six League Two matches. They have now gone four games without a victory, and their last two road trips have both ended in defeat.

Colchester are on a roll at home, having won six of their last eight League Two games. They come into this match in form, with back-to-back victories in their last two outings.

They will be bullish about their chances of scoring, having averaged 1.67 goals a game in their 15 League Two games against other top-half teams this season. They have netted an average of 1.86 goals a game in their seven home games against these sides.

There have been fewer than three goals in nine of Colchester’s last 11 League Two games and Salford have lost two games on the spin by a single goal. A 1-0 win for Colchester looks a decent correct-score pick.

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Edited by Mark Langdon