Salford City host Colchester United on Tuesday at the Peninsula Stadium in League Two.
In their last league match, on Saturday, Salford lost to Mansfield Town 5-1 away, with their goal scored by Junior Luamba.
Colchester drew, 1-1 away at Sutton United, with Cameron McGeehan scoring their goals.
In Matt Smith, Salford have one of the league's most on-form strikers so far this season. He has notched 21 goals in 34 appearances, to sit second in the scoring charts.
His goal rate of one every 133 minutes is quicker than that of Joseph Taylor, Colchester's top scorer with a goal every 178 minutes, and a total of 11 goals in 25 games.
In the last 10 years, Salford and Colchester have played each other on nine occasions. Salford won one of them, Colchester six, and they drew twice.
On average, the Ammies scored 0.6 goals and the U's 1.2 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on December 22, when Colchester won 2-1 at home.
United are 21st in the table after 33 games, of which they have won eight and drawn seven, earning 31 points.
City are two places ahead of the U's in 19th, with 10 wins and nine draws putting them on 39 points.
With 44 goals in 33 games so far this season, the visitors are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.3 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 61 goals at a rate of 1.8 per game.
The Ammies, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game. They have conceded 1.9 goals per game.
The home team are in reasonable form in League Two, with three wins and two draws from their last six games.
With a win and four draws over that period, Colchester's form is worse – they have taken seven points from 18, compared to Salford's 11.
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Salford City v Colchester United
League Two | The Peninsula Stadium
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 @ 7.45pm
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