Our prediction for this League 2 match:
High-flying Stockport County will look to cement top position in the standings when they take on Colchester United in the League Two round 36. The league leaders produced a fine display in a 3-1 win over Sutton and they must be high on confidence ahead of the trip to Colchester. The opposition back-line should have Patrick Madden at bay as the 34-year-old forward scored a hat-trick at the weekend.
The U’s, meanwhile, are fighting tooth and nail to secure yet another League Two survival, but given their under-par performance in a 2-1 defeat to Wrexham, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the promotion-chasing visitors. You should bear in mind that Stockport County emerged triumphant in each of the previous three meetings with Colchester United in the English fourth tier. Defender Jayden Fevrier is widely expected to return to Colchester’s starting XI after coming as a substitute in the last league fixture.
Highlighted Team (Colchester):
Founded in 1937, Colchester United are a professional football club that compete in the League Two, the English fourth tier. The U’s welcome their rivals at Colchester Community Stadium, the venue which has the capacity of 10,105 people.
Colchester United are well known for their blue kit, but white is the dominant colour of their away kit. The U’s have an official fans association known as the CUSA. Colchester supporters consider Wycombe Wanderers the club’s fiercest rivals, but the rivalries with Southend United and Ipswich Town are big as well. Colchester United did well to win the FA Trophy in the 1991/92 season, with the team clinching the Essex Senior Cup trophy in the 2009/10 season.
In December 1961 the U’s recorded their biggest win, with the team rolling over Bradford City 9-1 in the Fourth Division. Colchester United repeated the success 44 years later as they hammered Leamington 9-1 in the FA Cup round 1.