Colchester must fancy their chances of picking up three points from their trip to Grimsby.
Grimsby v Colchester - Tuesday 19:45
The Grimsby job is proving to be a long-term operation for Marcus Bignot. The former Solihull Moors boss is quite a charismatic figure and has sprinkled some of his personality on the Blundell Park dressing room in recent weeks but results are barely improving and this could be another game that reinforces the areas he needs to address in the summer.
The 5-0 defeat at Crewe last month was the lowest point in his tenure, memorable for a video clip that went viral of him apologising face-to-face with travelling fans. A change of system followed - from 3-5-2 to a midfield diamond - and a 3-0 victory over in-form Mansfield a week later was precisely the kind of reaction he was looking for.
However, fast forward another week and Bignot was furious once again. The Mariners slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Morecambe on Saturday, conceding a goal inside two minutes from a situation that had been worked on all week in training. With 88 minutes remaining, and Omar Bogle no longer spearheading the attack, they could muster just two shots on target at the Globe Arena.
So seventh-placed Colchester must fancy their chances of a clean sheet here and in a game where the play is likely to be congested by the presence of seven central midfielders, a patient approach from the visitors can reap full rewards. Back the Draw/Colchester half time/full time bet at 6/1 and throw an additional point on the Colchester 1-0 correct score at 8/1.
