Portsmouth vs Colchester United Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Preview

It may still be early in the season but after two draws and a defeat in their opening three games it appears that the tags of favourites for the title is weighing heavy for Portsmouth. Paul Cook’s men know that they are one of the big names in the division and are seen as a scalp for the other sides to claim so, much like Sir Alex Ferguson used to claim about opponents of Manchester United, sides will raise their game against his side. Pompey suffered a shock 2-0 defeat away to Morecambe midweek, a result which will without doubt ruined many people’s accumulators.

Colchester have had exactly the opposite start to their season and they will love to look at the early season league table. With the side relegated last season it may have been expected that it would take a while for them to settle into their new level, but they sit in second place and are level on points with league leaders Luton Town. Colchester had to show some steel after being pushed all the way from Grimsby in midweek but they came through that test and may well be able to keep the pace for the season to challenge for an immediate return to League One.

Given the form of these sides we are amazed at the price you can get a Colchester win at, they are available at a massive 4/1 with bet365. For our tip however we are going to back down as the price for a safer double chance bet is still huge. We will tip Colchester double chance at 5/4 with bet365 although we are confident of an away win and are backing a 2-1 Colchester win for the correct score tip.