Newport vs Colchester

NEWPORT, Wales (Interstat) — Newport will host Colchester in a League Two football match on Friday, with both clubs continuing their season schedules. Newport enters the game with a record of 3-4-4 across all competitions. Colchester comes in at 2-4-5. Newport has three wins, four losses and four draws. Colchester has two wins, four losses and five draws.

Newport’s three wins have come against Grimsby, Swindon and Rochdale. Its four losses have come against Plymouth, Northampton, Salford and Bristol Rovers. Its four draws have come against Gillingham, Accrington, Fleetwood and Tranmere. Colchester’s two wins have come against Rochdale and Oldham. Its four losses have come against Luton, Peterborough, Swindon and Bristol Rovers. Its draws include Shrewsbury, Cheltenham, Crewe Alex and Accrington. Both clubs have played 11 matches across all competitions.

Colchester’s player to watch is Moses Sesay. He scored in a 1-1 tie at Shrewsbury and scored while playing 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Cheltenham. He also played 87 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Crewe Alex. Colchester’s most recent result was a 2-1 home loss to Luton. Before that, Colchester drew 2-2 at Shrewsbury, lost 3-1 at Peterborough, drew 1-1 with Cheltenham, drew 1-1 with Crewe Alex and lost 3-1 at Swindon. Colchester also lost 2-0 at Bristol Rovers, beat Rochdale 1-0, beat Oldham 2-1 and drew 2-2 at Accrington.

Newport’s player to watch is Aaron Lewis. He scored while playing 90 minutes against Plymouth. Newport most recently fell 3-2 at home to Plymouth, a match in which Kieron Evans played 79 minutes and scored, and Yahaya Bamba played 84 minutes and scored. Earlier in its schedule, Newport drew 0-0 at Gillingham, won 2-1 at home against Grimsby, won 2-0 at Swindon and drew 0-0 at Accrington. Newport also drew 1-1 with Fleetwood, lost 1-0 at Northampton, lost 2-1 at Salford, drew 2-2 with Tranmere, lost 5-3 at Bristol Rovers and beat Rochdale 3-0 at home.

The match is part of League Two. Newport is next scheduled to host York, while Colchester is next scheduled to host Exeter. Newport’s upcoming slate also includes trips to Rotherham, Cheltenham, Crewe Alex, Port Vale and Crawley and home matches against Chesterfield, Swindon, Walsall and Oldham. Colchester’s upcoming schedule includes trips to Chesterfield, Northampton, Tranmere, Grimsby and Salford and home matches against Exeter, Walsall, Gillingham, York and Fleetwood.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Newport 2, Colchester 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Newport a 68.1 percent probability to win.