Colchester vs Salford City

0 - 1

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 JobServe Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Colchester 12 · Salford City 4

Referee Stats

Ross Martin

12 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Salford City outshot their opponent (8-15).
Colchester controlled possession (62%).
Salford City had the sharper finishing (2-4 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

Salford City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 28

Avg: 1.21 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.58

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

1.58

1.52

1.21

1.00

1.17

39%

O2.5

43%

52%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Colchester rank12th

Salford City rank4th

Colchester points66

Salford City points81

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.

Salford City: #4 · 81 pts · GD +10

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-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.

Salford City last 5 away

D W L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals3-3

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.

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%

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Colchester score at home70%

Colchester clean sheet at home26%

Salford City score away65%

Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Colchester score first35%

Colchester win after scoring first88%

Salford City score first65%

Salford City win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Colchester 50% · Salford City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Colchester 24.4' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Colchester score at home1.52 vs 1.37

Colchester concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20

Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37

Colchester score 11% above league average, while Salford City score level with league average.

Defensive side: Colchester are 17% below league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

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

Salford City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

437

263

Passes Accurate

322

163

Passes %

74%

62%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31'

31' R. Longelo-Mbule

37'

37' W. Goodwin

41'

41' A. Read

43'

43' F. Back

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ W. Goodwin

1st substitution · For: S. Tovide

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ R. Akachukwu

2nd substitution · For: Jaden Williams

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ E. Bishop

3rd substitution · For: Finley Frank Barbrook

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Dorrington

1st substitution · For: C. Stockton

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Stockton

Normal Goal · Assist: K. N’Mai

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Woodburn

2nd substitution · For: O. Ashley

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ F. Back

4th substitution · For: H. Anderson

87'

87' J. Austerfield

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ K. N’Mai

3rd substitution · For: F. Borini

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Longelo-Mbule

4th substitution · For: O. Turton

Colchester vs Salford City 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Colchester 1-0 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ross Martin. It was played at JobServe Community Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. R. Longelo-Mbule received a yellow card for Salford City at 31'. W. Goodwin received a yellow card for Colchester at 37'. A. Read received a yellow card for Colchester at 41'. F. Back received a yellow card for Colchester at 43'.

Second half: Colchester made their 1st substitution at 60', with W. Goodwin replacing S. Tovide. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 60', with R. Akachukwu replacing Jaden Williams. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 68', with E. Bishop replacing Finley Frank Barbrook. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Dorrington replacing C. Stockton. Salford City took the lead at 78' when C. Stockton scored, with the assist credited to K. N’Mai, making the score 0-1. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 80', with B. Woodburn replacing O. Ashley. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 83', with F. Back replacing H. Anderson. J. Austerfield received a yellow card for Salford City at 87'. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 88', with K. N’Mai replacing F. Borini. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 89', with R. Longelo-Mbule replacing O. Turton.

Colchester used 4 substitutions while Salford City used 4 substitutions. Colchester got 3 yellow cards, while Salford City got 2 yellow cards.