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Colchester United come into this Friday night fixture without a win in four league matches, with two draws and two defeats in that spell. Their home record is sturdier, though, and the 1-1 draw with Walsall on 28 March showed they can still create enough to score against a side in decent form. Even so, they have gone three league games without a clean sheet, which keeps both-teams-to-score in play rather than a shutout angle.
Oldham Athletic arrive after a 2-1 defeat at Crewe Alexandra, but their away numbers remain respectable at seven wins, six draws and six losses with 23 goals scored and 18 conceded. They have also seen both teams score in each of the last five meetings with Colchester, while Oldham have failed to keep a clean sheet in six straight head-to-heads. That combination matters here because neither side has been especially reliable at locking games down.
The projected 1-1 scoreline fits the recent rhythm of both clubs. Colchester’s last six league matches have included only one game with more than two goals, while Oldham have mixed higher-scoring wins with tighter home results and then conceded at Crewe. Colchester’s home numbers are still useful for this market, but their recent run without a win and without a clean sheet points more toward each side finding a goal than toward a clear favourite.
My prediction is Both Teams To Score at 4/5. Colchester have conceded in three league matches running, Oldham have not kept a clean sheet in six straight meetings with them, and both teams scored in the last five head-to-heads. The xG projection of 1.3 to 1.5 also leaves room for goals at both ends, even if the most likely finish is only 1-1. Oldham have also scored in five of their last six league games, which supports the BTTS call.
The attraction of Both Teams To Score at 4/5 is that it lines up with both the recent form and the matchup history. Colchester’s home record suggests they can compete, Oldham’s away record suggests they can score, and the head-to-head trend is unusually strong for this market. Even with a modest total projected, each side has enough going forward to land a goal.
