Match Report
The table read 10th (Colchester United, 67 pts) against 2nd (Port Vale, 80 pts), 13 points apart. On recent form Port Vale sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Colchester United ran at 1.13 scored and 1.02 conceded, Port Vale at 1.41 and 1.
Colchester United came in having won three on the spin. Level finishes had become the habit for Port Vale: three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 17 games: 6 Colchester United wins, 6 for Port Vale, 5 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester, capacity 10,083, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Colchester United led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Colchester United: Fiacre Kelleher (86'), Samson Tovide (34') · Port Vale: Rico Richards (85')