Colchester vs Cambridge United

1 - 2

🕒 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 JobServe Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Eley 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Colchester 12 · Cambridge United 3

Referee Stats

Richard Eley

9 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.56
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	44%
Draws	11%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-12).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Colchester (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

35 / 23

Avg: 1.52 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cambridge United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 18

Avg: 1.00 / 0.78

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57

PPG

1.35

1.52

1.00

0.78

39%

O2.5

26%

52%

BTTS

39%

35%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Colchester rank12th

Cambridge United rank3rd

Colchester points66

Cambridge United points82

Colchester: #12 · 66 pts · GD +13

20 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cambridge United: #3 · 82 pts · GD +33

4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Colchester last 5 home

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cambridge United last 5 away

D D D L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals1-2

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Colchester trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Cambridge United trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Colchester score at home70%

Colchester clean sheet at home26%

Cambridge United score away61%

Cambridge United clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Colchester score first35%

Colchester win after scoring first88%

Cambridge United score first39%

Cambridge United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Colchester 50% · Cambridge United 38%

Avg first goal minute: Colchester 24.4' · Cambridge United 36.8'

Vs league average

Colchester score at home1.52 vs 1.37

Colchester concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Cambridge United score away1.00 vs 1.20

Cambridge United concede away0.78 vs 1.37

Colchester score 11% above league average, while Cambridge United score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Colchester are 17% below league average at home, and Cambridge United are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Colchester goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 7

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 2

16-30 1

Cambridge United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

347

314

Passes Accurate

243

209

Passes %

70%

67%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Read

Normal Goal · Assist: Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande

39'

39' M. Jobe

44'

44' J. Payne

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Brophy

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Jobe

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Kaikai

56'

56' D. Ball

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Payne

1st substitution · For: K. Lisbie

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande

2nd substitution · For: O. Edwards

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ K. Vincent-Young

3rd substitution · For: Joshua Alan Powell

67'

67' S. Tovide

68'

68' K. Watts

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Brophy

1st substitution · For: J. Gibbons

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ E. Kachunga

2nd substitution · For: S. McLoughlin

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ E. Bishop

4th substitution · For: D. Gape

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Tovide

5th substitution · For: Jaden Williams

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Appéré

3rd substitution · For: K. Kouassi

90+3'

90+3' L. Bennett

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ L. Bennett

4th substitution · For: Z. Rossi

Colchester vs Cambridge United 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Colchester 2-1 on Tuesday, 19 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Richard Eley. It was played at JobServe Community Stadium.

First half: Colchester took the lead at 13' when A. Read scored, with the assist credited to Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande, making the score 1-0. M. Jobe received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 39'. J. Payne received a yellow card for Colchester at 44'. Cambridge United leveled the score at 45' when J. Brophy scored, making the score 1-1. Cambridge United took the lead at 45' when M. Jobe scored, with the assist credited to S. Kaikai, making the score 1-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. D. Ball received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 56'. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Payne replacing K. Lisbie. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande replacing O. Edwards. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 66', with K. Vincent-Young replacing Joshua Alan Powell. S. Tovide received a yellow card for Colchester at 67'. K. Watts received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 68'. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 71', with J. Brophy replacing J. Gibbons. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 72', with E. Kachunga replacing S. McLoughlin. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 76', with E. Bishop replacing D. Gape. Colchester made their 5th substitution at 76', with S. Tovide replacing Jaden Williams. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 83', with L. Appéré replacing K. Kouassi. L. Bennett received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 90+3'. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with L. Bennett replacing Z. Rossi.

Colchester used 5 substitutions while Cambridge United used 4 substitutions. Colchester got 2 yellow cards, while Cambridge United got 4 yellow cards.