Colchester vs Harrogate Town

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 JobServe Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sebastian Stockbridge 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 13
Regular Season Table
Colchester 12 · Harrogate Town 23
Referee Stats
13 matches · 4.31 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.31
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.38
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 54%
Draws 31%
Away wins 15%
How the match was won
  • Colchester outshot their opponent (19-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Colchester had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

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
Harrogate Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-6-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 30
Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

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
1.04
1.52
GF
1.00
1.00
GA
1.30
39%
O2.5
30%
52%
BTTS
52%
35%
Score 1st
48%

League-position context

Colchester rank12th
Harrogate Town rank23rd
Colchester points66
Harrogate Town points39
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.
Harrogate Town: #23 · 39 pts · GD -29
47 pts off the top 2. 37 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
27-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.

Harrogate Town last 5 away

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-4
Record3-0-2
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%

Harrogate Town trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Colchester score at home70%
Colchester clean sheet at home26%
Harrogate Town score away74%
Harrogate Town clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Colchester score first35%
Colchester win after scoring first88%
Harrogate Town score first48%
Harrogate Town win after scoring first55%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Colchester 50% · Harrogate Town 42%
Avg first goal minute: Colchester 24.4' · Harrogate Town 24.9'

Vs league average

Colchester score at home1.52 vs 1.37
Colchester concede at home1.00 vs 1.20
Harrogate Town score away1.00 vs 1.20
Harrogate Town concede away1.30 vs 1.37
Colchester score 11% above league average, while Harrogate Town score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Colchester are 17% below league average at home, and Harrogate Town are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.40 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

Harrogate Town goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
16-30 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
19
5
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
14
3
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
12
14
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
458
408
Passes Accurate
348
311
Passes %
76%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
3' ⚽
⚽
3' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
S. Duke-McKenna
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Evans
14' ⚽
⚽
14' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
H. Anderson
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Lisbie
21' ⚽
⚽
21' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
H. Anderson
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Payne
29' ↑↓
↑↓
29' ⇄ K. Vincent-Young
1st substitution · For: R. Hunt
37'
37' E. Iandolo
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
H. Anderson
Normal Goal
45+6'
45+6' J. Muldoon
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ A. O'Connor
1st substitution · For: Z. Asare
47'
47' B. Fox
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ B. Fox
2nd substitution · For: B. Morris
72'
72' J. Slater
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ E. Bishop
2nd substitution · For: Jaden Williams
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ K. Lisbie
3rd substitution · For: O. Edwards
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ C. McAleny
3rd substitution · For: E. Taylor
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ Micah Mbick
4th substitution · For: S. Tovide
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ H. Anderson
5th substitution · For: S. Kuffour

Colchester vs Harrogate Town 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Colchester beat Harrogate Town 3-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Sebastian Stockbridge. It was played at JobServe Community Stadium.

First half: Harrogate Town took an early lead at 3' when S. Duke-McKenna scored, with the assist credited to J. Evans, making the score 0-1. Colchester leveled the score at 14' when H. Anderson scored, with the assist credited to K. Lisbie, making the score 1-1. Colchester took the lead at 21' when H. Anderson scored, with the assist credited to J. Payne, making the score 2-1. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 29', with K. Vincent-Young replacing R. Hunt. E. Iandolo received a yellow card for Colchester at 37'. Colchester extended the lead at 45' when H. Anderson scored, making the score 3-1. J. Muldoon received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 45+6'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Harrogate Town made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. O'Connor replacing Z. Asare. B. Fox received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 47'. Harrogate Town made their 2nd substitution at 59', with B. Fox replacing B. Morris. J. Slater received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 72'. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 78', with E. Bishop replacing Jaden Williams. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 78', with K. Lisbie replacing O. Edwards. Harrogate Town made their 3rd substitution at 79', with C. McAleny replacing E. Taylor. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 88', with Micah Mbick replacing S. Tovide. Colchester made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with H. Anderson replacing S. Kuffour.

Colchester used 5 substitutions while Harrogate Town used 3 substitutions. Colchester got 1 yellow card, while Harrogate Town got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Colchester outshot their opponent (19-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Colchester had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Colchester vs Harrogate Town Head-to-Head History by Season