Colchester vs Newport County

4 - 1

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 JobServe Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Harry Wager 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Colchester 12 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Harry Wager

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Colchester outshot their opponent (17-7).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Colchester had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

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

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

24 / 40

Avg: 1.04 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

0.91

1.52

1.04

1.00

1.74

39%

O2.5

65%

52%

BTTS

57%

35%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Colchester rank12th

Newport County rank20th

Colchester points66

Newport County points43

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.

Newport County: #20 · 43 pts · GD -29

43 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-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.

Newport County last 5 away

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-8

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Colchester score at home70%

Colchester clean sheet at home26%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Colchester score first35%

Colchester win after scoring first88%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Colchester 50% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Colchester 24.4' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Colchester score at home1.52 vs 1.37

Colchester concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Colchester score 11% above league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Colchester are 17% below league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

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

Newport County goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

31-45 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

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

511

485

Passes Accurate

421

399

Passes %

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' M. Smith

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Lisbie

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Tovide

31'

31' C. Evans

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Tovide

Normal Goal · Assist: Micah Mbick

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Clarke

1st substitution · For: M. Baker

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ S. Tovide

1st substitution · For: J. Payne

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Micah Mbick

Normal Goal

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Braybrooke

Normal Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Baker-Richardson

2nd substitution · For: N. Opoku

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Lloyd

3rd substitution · For: Moses Alexander-Walker

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ M. Smith

4th substitution · For: C. Brennan

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ E. Bishop

2nd substitution · For: R. Hunt

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Lisbie

3rd substitution · For: O. Edwards

78'

78' E. Iandolo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Micah Mbick

4th substitution · For: W. Goodwin

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Iandolo

5th substitution · For: F. Terry

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Antwi

5th substitution · For: T. Davies

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

J. Payne

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Edwards

Colchester vs Newport County 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Colchester beat Newport County 4-1 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Harry Wager. It was played at JobServe Community Stadium.

First half: M. Smith received a yellow card for Newport County at 2'. Colchester took the lead at 22' when K. Lisbie scored, with the assist credited to S. Tovide, making the score 1-0. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 31'. Colchester extended the lead at 43' when S. Tovide scored, with the assist credited to Micah Mbick, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Clarke replacing M. Baker. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 57', with S. Tovide replacing J. Payne. Colchester extended the lead at 64' when Micah Mbick scored, making the score 3-0. Newport County reduced the deficit at 66' when S. Braybrooke scored, making the score 3-1. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 68', with C. Baker-Richardson replacing N. Opoku. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 68', with B. Lloyd replacing Moses Alexander-Walker. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 68', with M. Smith replacing C. Brennan. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 72', with E. Bishop replacing R. Hunt. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 72', with K. Lisbie replacing O. Edwards. E. Iandolo received a yellow card for Colchester at 78'. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 80', with Micah Mbick replacing W. Goodwin. Colchester made their 5th substitution at 81', with E. Iandolo replacing F. Terry. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 84', with C. Antwi replacing T. Davies. Colchester added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when J. Payne scored, with the assist credited to O. Edwards, making the score 4-1.

Colchester used 5 substitutions while Newport County used 5 substitutions. Colchester got 1 yellow card, while Newport County got 2 yellow cards.