Exeter City vs Colchester United; Sky Bet League Two
Exeter City vs Colchester United. Sky Bet League Two.
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Friday 4 May 2018 12:03, UK
Exeter could welcome two players back from injury when they host Colchester.
Craig Woodman and Jordan Moore-Taylor have not started a match for City for over a month. But the duo have returned to training and could be in contention for some game time on Saturday ahead of the play-offs. Dean Moxey went off at half-time at Stevenage last weekend having been ill during the week so he will be assessed.
Tom Lapslie is back in contention for Colchester. The midfielder was an unused substitute during the goalless draw with Swindon having missed the previous four games with a hamstring injury.
Winger Brennan Dickenson remains a doubt with a dead leg. Dillon Barnes could keep his place in goal after making his Us debut last weekend.
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Exeter are unbeaten in their last four home league meetings with Colchester (W2 D2), although they haven't won consecutive such matches on home soil in the Football League since August 1994 (three games).
There have been 2+ goals scored in each of the last nine league clashes between these two teams (32 in total - 15 for Exeter, 17 for Colchester).
Victory for Exeter would see them reach 80 points for the season, their highest points tally since the 1989-90 campaign (89), a season that saw the Grecians finish top of the fourth tier.
Colchester are without a win in their last four League Two games (D1 L3).
Sammie Szmodics has scored three goals in his two league appearances against Exeter; against no other side has he scored more (Crawley Town also three).
