Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Colchester will be aiming to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over Swindon Town when they take on Newport County in the League Two round 20. The U’s impressed in their last league match and, as a result, the bookies see them as hot favourites to beat Newport County in front of home fans. Forward John-Kymani Gordon is widely expected to return to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the EFL Trophy triumph over AFC Wimbledon.
The Exiles, on the other hand, are on a seven-game winless run in all competitions. As Newport County failed to win the previous four away matches in the League Two, we are tempted to place our bets on Colchester United. In their last encounter at Colchester Community Stadium the U’s defeated the Exiles 2-1, which goes in favour of our earlier betting prediction.
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.