Crawley Town vs Colchester

1 - 1
🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Broadfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alan Young 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Crawley Town 22 · Colchester 12
Referee Stats
7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.86
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (7-7).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Crawley Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-10-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28
Avg: 1.13 / 1.22

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6
Colchester (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 26
Avg: 1.17 / 1.13

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.09
PPG
1.30
1.13
GF
1.17
1.22
GA
1.13
39%
O2.5
30%
57%
BTTS
48%
39%
Score 1st
48%

League-position context

Crawley Town rank22nd
Colchester rank12th
Crawley Town points40
Colchester points66
Crawley Town: #22 · 40 pts · GD -24
46 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
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.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crawley Town last 5 home

D D L W D
Points6/15
Weighted index36
Goals3-3
Record1-3-1
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 last 5 away

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-4
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.

Crawley Town trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Colchester trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Crawley Town score at home74%
Crawley Town clean sheet at home26%
Colchester score away65%
Colchester clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Crawley Town score first39%
Crawley Town win after scoring first44%
Colchester score first48%
Colchester win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Crawley Town 36% · Colchester 40%
Avg first goal minute: Crawley Town 42.2' · Colchester 30.4'

Vs league average

Crawley Town score at home1.13 vs 1.37
Crawley Town concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Colchester score away1.17 vs 1.20
Colchester concede away1.13 vs 1.37
Crawley Town score 18% below league average, while Colchester score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Crawley Town are 1% above league average at home, and Colchester are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Crawley Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 6
31-45 4
16-30 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
0-15 1

Colchester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
7
7
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
4
5
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
12
18
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
356
300
Passes Accurate
254
204
Passes %
71%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
13'
13' Goal · 1-0
R. Brown
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Roles
20'
20' Goal · 1-1
K. Lisbie
Normal Goal
31'
31' S. Tovide
56'
56' S. Tovide
1st substitution · For: J. Payne
57'
57' Micah Mbick
59'
59' J. Roles
1st substitution · For: H. McKirdy
59'
59' G. Bajrami
2nd substitution · For: G. Holohan
68'
68' J. Williams
70'
70' R. Brown
3rd substitution · For: K. Tshimanga
70'
70' H. Forster
4th substitution · For: A. Adeyemo
75'
75' Micah Mbick
2nd substitution · For: W. Goodwin
76'
76' E. Bishop
3rd substitution · For: R. Hunt
76'
76' K. Lisbie
4th substitution · For: O. Edwards
85'
85' D. Pereira
5th substitution · For: L. Watson
90+3'
90+3' L. Watson

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

Crawley Town drew 1-1 with Colchester on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Alan Young. It was played at Broadfield Stadium.

First half: Crawley Town took the lead at 13' when R. Brown scored, with the assist credited to J. Roles, making the score 1-0. Colchester leveled the score at 20' when K. Lisbie scored, making the score 1-1. S. Tovide received a yellow card for Colchester at 31'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 56', with S. Tovide replacing J. Payne. Micah Mbick received a yellow card for Colchester at 57'. Crawley Town made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Roles replacing H. McKirdy. Crawley Town made their 2nd substitution at 59', with G. Bajrami replacing G. Holohan. J. Williams received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 68'. Crawley Town made their 3rd substitution at 70', with R. Brown replacing K. Tshimanga. Crawley Town made their 4th substitution at 70', with H. Forster replacing A. Adeyemo. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Micah Mbick replacing W. Goodwin. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 76', with E. Bishop replacing R. Hunt. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 76', with K. Lisbie replacing O. Edwards. Crawley Town made their 5th substitution at 85', with D. Pereira replacing L. Watson. L. Watson received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 90+3'.

Crawley Town used 5 substitutions while Colchester used 4 substitutions. Crawley Town got 2 yellow cards, while Colchester got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (7-7).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins6
Draws7
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (41.2%)
BTTS11 (64.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (25.0%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)

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