Crewe vs Colchester

Crewe

1 - 0

Colchester

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Mornflake Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Elliot Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Crewe 11 · Colchester 12

Referee Stats

Elliot Bell

8 matches · 3.88 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.88
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	75%
Draws	0%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Colchester outshot their opponent (3-19).
Colchester controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Crewe (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 28

Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Colchester (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 26

Avg: 1.17 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.30

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

1.78

PPG

1.30

1.48

1.17

1.22

1.13

57%

O2.5

30%

57%

BTTS

48%

57%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Crewe rank11th

Colchester rank12th

Crewe points67

Colchester points66

Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6

19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crewe last 5 home

D L W W L

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals4-7

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 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.

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

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

Crewe score at home78%

Crewe clean sheet at home26%

Colchester score away65%

Colchester clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Crewe score first57%

Crewe win after scoring first69%

Colchester score first48%

Colchester win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Crewe 44% · Colchester 40%

Avg first goal minute: Crewe 28.1' · Colchester 30.4'

Vs league average

Crewe score at home1.48 vs 1.37

Crewe concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Colchester score away1.17 vs 1.20

Colchester concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Crewe score 8% above league average, while Colchester score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Crewe are 1% above league average at home, and Colchester are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Crewe goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

0-15 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

0-15 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

46-60 3

61-75 2

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

331

552

Passes Accurate

236

457

Passes %

71%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

49'

49' D. Gape

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ J. March

1st substitution · For: A. Thibaut

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Powell

2nd substitution · For: O. Lunt

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ W. Goodwin

1st substitution · For: S. Tovide

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Sanders

3rd substitution · For: L. Moore

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Calum Agius

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Thibaut

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Gape

2nd substitution · For: Jaden Williams

74'

74' F. Back

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. O'Reilly

4th substitution · For: C. Thomas

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Hunt

3rd substitution · For: J. Gordon

90+5'

90+5' J. Payne

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

Crewe beat Colchester 1-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Elliot Bell. It was played at Mornflake Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: D. Gape received a yellow card for Colchester at 49'. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 56', with J. March replacing A. Thibaut. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Powell replacing O. Lunt. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 62', with W. Goodwin replacing S. Tovide. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 65', with M. Sanders replacing L. Moore. Crewe took the lead at 68' when Calum Agius scored, with the assist credited to A. Thibaut, making the score 1-0. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 71', with D. Gape replacing Jaden Williams. F. Back received a yellow card for Colchester at 74'. Crewe made their 4th substitution at 76', with T. O'Reilly replacing C. Thomas. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 81', with R. Hunt replacing J. Gordon. J. Payne received a yellow card for Colchester at 90+5'.

Crewe used 4 substitutions while Colchester used 3 substitutions. Colchester got 3 yellow cards.