Newport County vs Colchester United Match Analysis and Prediction

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Newport County face Colchester United on Friday as they will be looking for a win which will move them into the League Two playoff spots before the weekend’s fixtures.

Meanwhile, Colchester United have recently moved away from the relegation zone, defeating Bradford City 3-0 on Monday to build on their recent improvements.

In much of the campaign, the League Two promotion places have been hotly disputed, but Newport are now under pressure to ensure that they do not drop out of the running.

Successive defeats to Crawley Town and Sutton United have left Newport three points outside of the top seven, and James Rowberry will be aware that a third setback in a row could leave hs team on the brink.

On the negative, the Exiles have collected just four points from a possible 21, and they still have to travel to third-places Port Vale, and there is an argument that they could embrace the tags of underdogs in this situation, even if they have lost their last three games at Rodney Parade.

James Waite is the only player who has scored for Newport in their last five matches as 24-goal top scorer Dominic Telford continues on a run of 10 appearances without adding to his tally.

Meanwhile, Colchester had failed to record back-to-back league victories all season heading into March, and found themselves right in the mix of the relegation battle.

However, five wins from nine matches have ensured that the club will remain in their fourth division, Wayne Brown guiding the U’s to a total of 26 points from 19 matches since his January appointment.

Remaining with the tag of interim incumbent, the 3-0 victory over Bradford City last time out suggests that it would be worth the club’s hierarchy handing Brown the reigns on a full-time basis.

Newport County vs Colchester United head to head

The two teams have previously met on 10 occasions, where Colchester have claimed four victories while Newport have won three, and they have drawn in three. Colchester have scored 13 goals and conceded 10 in the process. In their last five meetings, both have won twice while they have drawn once.

Colchetser United 3-0 Newport County 09/03/19

Colchester United 3-1 Newport County 26/10/19

Newport County 2-1 Colchester United 27/10/20

Colchetser United 0-2 Newport County 06/03/21

Colchester United 1-1 Newport County 26/11/21

Newport County latest home form

Newport have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having lost each of their three most recent matches. Their last home victory came on March 5 when they defeated Bristol Rovers 1-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded seven.

Newport County 1-1 Forest Green Rovers 01/03/22

Newport County 1-0 Bristol Rovers 05/03/22

Newport County 2-3 Hartlepool United 18/03/22

Newport County 0-1 Exeter City 02/04/22

Newport County 1-2 Crawley Town 15/04/22

Newport County latest away form

Newport lost their last away game 1-0 to Sutton United in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, as they have been unbeaten in their previous four matches. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded two.

Stevenage 0-2 Newport County 12/03/22

Carlisle United 1-2 Newport County 15/03/22

Bradford City 0-0 Newport County 26/03/22

Swindon Town 0-1 Newport County 09/04/22

Sutton United 1-0 Newport County 18/04/22

Colchetser United latest home form

Colchester have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having won three of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Bradford City 3-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded three.

Colchester United 1-0 Port Vale 05/03/22

Colchester United 0-1 Forest Green Rovers 21/03/22

Colchester United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers 26/03/22

Colchester United 0-2 Stevenage 09/04/22

Colchester United 3-0 Bradford City 18/04/22

Colchester United latest away form

Colchester have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost three of their five most recent matches. In their last away game, they were defeated 2-0 by Exeter City in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded eight.

Northampton Town 3-0 Colchester United 19/02/22

Scunthorpe United 1-3 Colchester United 12/03/22

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Colchester United 15/03/22

Harrogate Town 1-2 Colchester United 02/04/22

Exeter City 2-0 Colchetser United 15/04/22

Newport County news

As Newport enter the Friday’s contest without any injury issues, head coach Rowberry may be prepared to stick with the side which lost 1-0 at Sutton United.

Rowberry having spoke highly of his team’s performance, it leaves Courtney Baker-Richardson as the most likely player to be drafted into the side.

Colchester United news

There are no alterations likely to be made to the Colchester XI after they picked up a dominant victory over Bradford City.

Luke Hannant played the final 16 minutes of that game as a replacement for Cole Skuse, while Owura Edwards may be considered for a recall on the flank.

Prediction and Odds

The contest is likely to be balanced given Colchester’s recent efforts to avoid relegation and confidence from their victory over Bradford City last time out.

However, with the pressure on Newport to move to the playoff spots, we feel the hosts will be capable of securing a victory in this contest.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.30