Preview: Colchester United vs. Accrington Stanley - prediction, team news, lineups

Colchester United and Accrington Stanley conscionable successful League Two connected Saturday bidding to determination distant from the League Two relegation zone.

At a clip erstwhile Colchester beryllium successful 16th presumption successful the table, the visitors are successful 20th spot, 5 points adrift with a crippled successful hand.

Match preview

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For the archetypal clip successful 12 matches, Colchester are contemplating however to respond to a decision having mislaid retired astatine Swindon Town connected New Year's Day.

At 2-1 up with 10 minutes remaining, Danny Cowley's broadside were successful the container seat, but Swindon's revival nether Ian Holloway would proceed arsenic they dramatically turned the crippled around.

Swindon's comeback was wholly unforeseen. Colchester had antecedently conceded 3 goals successful 9 league games earlier shipping doubly from the 82nd infinitesimal onwards and 3 successful a league lucifer for the archetypal clip since September 28.

The decision has near Cowley to commencement looking beneath Colchester alternatively than supra them. At a clip erstwhile they beryllium 10 points adrift of the playoffs, they are present conscionable 7 supra the relegation zone.

Colchester caput into this fixture with the second-best antiaircraft grounds successful location fixtures, shipping conscionable 8 times successful 12 matches.

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In crisp contrast, Accrington marque the agelong travel down South having ended a prolonged streak with occurrence by signaling a uncommon win.

Accrington had gone 7 league games without a victory, accumulating conscionable 3 points, earlier they came retired connected apical successful a five-goal thriller against Grimsby Town.

Most impressively, John Doolan's squad doubly came from down to grounds their archetypal triumph astatine the Wham Stadium since October 19.

Their purpose present is to find thing antithetic connected their travels. Just 8 points person been accumulated from 11 games with 24 goals being conceded successful the process.

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Team News

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Colchester volition beryllium forced into astatine slightest 1 alteration with Ellis Iandolo serving a one-match suspension for his dismissal versus Swindon.

Fiacre Kelleher could beryllium drafted into the backline successful what whitethorn beryllium to beryllium a antiaircraft reshuffle, with Tom Flanagan oregon Mandela Egbo perchance moving to left-back.

The remainder of the squad whitethorn stay the aforesaid with Colchester having been starring astatine Swindon earlier immoderate substitutions were made.

Meanwhile, Josh Woods and Nelson Khumbeni are some pushing for recalls for Accrington having played their portion successful their comeback against Grimsby.

Dan Martin and Tyler Walton are the duo that whitethorn perchance driblet retired of the starting lineup.

Colchester United imaginable starting lineup:
Macey; Egbo, Donnelly, Kelleher, Flanagan; McDonnell, Bishop; Anderson, Payne, Gordon; Hopper

We say: Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley

With some clubs having earned important wins implicit the Christmas and New Year period, this could beryllium to beryllium a competitory fixture. However, though Accrington are connected a precocious aft their triumph implicit Grimsby, Colchester could borderline this contention by the unusual extremity successful 3 with a precocious goal.

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