Colchester vs Grimsby

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🕒 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 JobServe Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Colchester 12 · Grimsby 7
Referee Stats
7 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.43
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 57%
Home wins 43%
Draws 14%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Colchester outshot their opponent (25-13).
  • Colchester controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Colchester (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.52 / 1.00

Points

36
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7
Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29
Avg: 1.46 / 1.21

Points

40
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

4

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
1.67
1.52
GF
1.46
1.00
GA
1.21
39%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
52%
35%
Score 1st
61%

League-position context

Colchester rank12th
Grimsby rank7th
Colchester points66
Grimsby points78
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.
Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24
8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-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.

Grimsby last 5 away

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals10-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest 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%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Colchester score at home70%
Colchester clean sheet at home26%
Grimsby score away83%
Grimsby clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Colchester score first35%
Colchester win after scoring first88%
Grimsby score first61%
Grimsby win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Colchester 50% · Grimsby 33%
Avg first goal minute: Colchester 24.4' · Grimsby 33.1'

Vs league average

Colchester score at home1.52 vs 1.37
Colchester concede at home1.00 vs 1.20
Grimsby score away1.46 vs 1.20
Grimsby concede away1.21 vs 1.37
Colchester score 11% above league average, while Grimsby score 21% above league average.
Defensive side: Colchester are 17% below league average at home, and Grimsby are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 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

Grimsby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 6
61-75 4
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
25
13
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
14
4
Shots Inside Box
18
8
Shots Outside Box
7
5
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
8
5
Fouls
14
13
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
503
290
Passes Accurate
409
193
Passes %
81%
67%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins8
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (44.4%)
BTTS9 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Colchester vs Grimsby Head-to-Head History by Season