Match Report
In the standings it was Portsmouth 2nd on 6 points, Colchester United 3rd on 3 — separated by 3. Colchester United's recent output lagged their position: 37th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Portsmouth 1.67 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Colchester United 2 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.7.
Portsmouth had drawn four in a row.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Portsmouth, 1 for Colchester United and 1 drawn, at 3.75 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Fratton Park in Portsmouth, capacity 20,688, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Portsmouth led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.