Match Report
Barrow, 24th on 36 points, faced a 30-point deficit to Colchester United (12th, 66). Recent form flatters Colchester United's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Barrow were scoring 0.98 and conceding 1.7, Colchester United 1.35 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Barrow entered with six losses in a row. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Barrow against 9/15 for Colchester United.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Barrow, 5 draws and 1 for Colchester United, at 2.55 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 18% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
SO Legal Stadium in Barrow-in-Furness staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000.
Goal scorers
Barrow: Niall Canavan (85')
Key stats
Possession: Barrow 44% · Colchester United 56% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 2-10