Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Colchester United and Port Vale square off against each other at Colchester Community Stadium in what is expected to be a close League Two game. The U’s aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Morecambe and they are surely capable of matching the Valiants in front of home fans. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team. Port Vale, on the other hand, have been in a fine form of late, beating both Doncaster and Newport, while sharing the spoils with Chesterfield.
The Valiants, on the other hand, aim to climb to the automatic promotion berth. Colchester United, though, are tough to beat at home, which is probably the main reason why we are going to place our bets on draw. In their last meeting in the English fourth tier, the two sides played out a draw and yet another close encounter is on the cards. Defender Mitchell Clark is banned for the visiting side.
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.