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Colchester v Scunthorpe, EFL League Two, Fri, 29 Jan 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Fri, 29 Jan 2021

01Full time, half-time 0–1

Scunthorpe won by 1 goal.

WWLWDLeague form, oldest to newestLLLDL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Colchester Community Stadium. Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Colchester have 11 scored home results and Scunthorpe 12 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Colchester at home: 2.00 points per match (11 measured matches); Scunthorpe away: 1.00 points per match (12 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Colchester scored 1.64 per home match (11 measured matches); Scunthorpe scored 1.00 away (12). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.27 per club appearance across 574 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 12 of 23 pooled club appearances (52.2%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 2. Colchester: 1 wins; Scunthorpe: 0 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01
Second half00

The match in numbers

ColchesterScunthorpe
  • 15Shots3
  • 2Shots on target2
  • 3Corners2
  • 10Fouls15
  • 3Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Colchester

  • Shots15
  • On target2
  • Goals0

13% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Scunthorpe

  • Shots3
  • On target2
  • Goals1

67% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

2 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Colchester wins
1
Draws
0
Scunthorpe wins
Goals / meeting
2.50
5 goals in 2 meetings · small sample
Both scored
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 1.5
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 2.5
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 3.5
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Colchester clean sheets
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Scunthorpe clean sheets
0%
0 of 2 meetings · small sample
Corners / meeting
6.50
2 with corner data · small sample
Cards / meeting
3.50
2 with card data · small sample
  1. Scunthorpe v ColchesterTue, 8 Dec 2020 · EFL League Two 2020-210–1HT 0–1
  2. Scunthorpe v ColchesterSat, 14 Dec 2019 · EFL League Two 2019-202–2HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Both clubs, all matches this season
  • 44%
    Both teams scored
    League 48%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 88%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 90%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 66%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 66%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 37%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 43%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 18%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 20%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 11%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 10%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 2.3
    Avg total goals
    League 2.36
    46 + 46 matches
  • 67%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 66%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 35%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 32%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 9.8
    Corners per match
    League 9.68
    46 + 46 matches
  • 60%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 61%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 51%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 51%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 45%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 38%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 3.0
    Cards per match
    League 2.97
    46 + 46 matches
  • 39%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 36%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 21%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 18%
    46 + 46 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Both clubs, all matches this season
ColchesterScunthorpe
20Position22
WWLWDLast 5, oldest to newestLLLDL
46Played46
1.11Points per match1.04
24%Win %28%
0.96Scored / match0.89
1.33Conceded / match1.39
2.28Avg total goals2.28
52%Both scored35%
28%Clean sheets26%
37%Failed to score46%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

ColchesterScunthorpe
  • 0.481st half scored / match0.46
  • 0.541st half conceded / match0.74
  • 0.482nd half scored / match0.43
  • 0.782nd half conceded / match0.65
  • 24%Leading at half-time22%
  • 65%1st half over 0.570%
  • 33%1st half over 1.537%
  • 63%2nd half over 0.567%
  • 35%2nd half over 1.530%
  • 17%Scored in both halves20%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Both clubs, every match this season.

Goals

ColchesterScunthorpe
  • 0.96Scored / match0.89
  • 1.33Conceded / match1.39
  • 2.28Match total / match2.28
  • 63%Scored 1+54%
  • 28%Scored 2+24%
  • 72%Conceded 1+74%
  • 35%Conceded 2+35%
  • 67%Match over 1.565%
  • 44%Match over 2.530%
  • 15%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

ColchesterScunthorpe
  • 9.59Shots for8.35
  • 12.83Shots against12.20
  • 2.98On target for2.93
  • 4.35On target against3.85
  • 10%Shot conversion11%

Corners

ColchesterScunthorpe
  • 4.20Corners for4.20
  • 5.63Corners against5.57
  • 9.83Match total9.76
  • 70%Over 7.563%
  • 65%Over 8.554%
  • 50%Over 9.552%
  • 46%Over 10.544%
  • 33%Over 11.533%

Cards

ColchesterScunthorpe
  • 1.76Cards for1.22
  • 1.52Cards against1.46
  • 3.28Match total2.67
  • 59%Over 2.554%
  • 44%Over 3.535%
  • 24%Over 4.517%
  • 13%Over 5.52%
  • 11.91Fouls committed11.72
Referee this season
L Swabey
Matches
14
Cards / match
2.50
14 matches
Over 3.5 cards
21%
14 matches
Over 4.5 cards
7%
14 matches
Fouls / match
26.57
14 matches

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
18Oldham46-954
19Walsall46-853
20Colchester46-1751
21Barrow46-650
22Scunthorpe46-2348
23Southend46-2945
24Grimsby46-3243
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