Gillingham vs Colchester

Gillingham

0 - 3

Colchester

🕒 Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Priestfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Kirk 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Gillingham 12 · Colchester 22

Referee Stats

Thomas Kirk

13 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	77%
Draws	8%
Away wins	15%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-12).
Gillingham controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Gillingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-9-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 23

Avg: 1.09 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Colchester (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

25 / 39

Avg: 1.09 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 0.87

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

0.87

1.09

1.00

1.70

35%

O2.5

48%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Gillingham rank12th

Colchester rank22nd

Gillingham points64

Colchester points45

Gillingham: #12 · 64 pts · GD -11

24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Colchester: #22 · 45 pts · GD -21

43 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

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

Gillingham last 5 home

D W D D D

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

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

L W D D L

Points5/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Colchester trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 39%

Scoring reliability

Gillingham score at home74%

Gillingham clean sheet at home35%

Colchester score away70%

Colchester clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Gillingham score first0%

Gillingham win after scoring first0%

Colchester score first0%

Colchester win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gillingham 0% · Colchester 0%

Vs league average

Gillingham score at home1.09 vs 1.63

Gillingham concede at home1.00 vs 1.35

Colchester score away1.09 vs 1.35

Colchester concede away1.70 vs 1.63

Gillingham score 33% below league average, while Colchester score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Gillingham are 26% below league average at home, and Colchester are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Gillingham goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Colchester goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

456

323

Passes Accurate

336

222

Passes %

74%

69%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (12.5%)
BTTS	2 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	0
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Gillingham vs Colchester Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

29 Dec 2025 Gillingham vs Colchester 1 - 1 06 Dec 2025 Colchester vs Gillingham 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

01 Apr 2025 Gillingham vs Colchester 1 - 1 26 Dec 2024 Colchester vs Gillingham 2 - 0

2023-2024 Season

01 Jan 2024 Colchester vs Gillingham 0 - 1 26 Aug 2023 Gillingham vs Colchester 0 - 3

2022-2023 Season

21 Jan 2023 Colchester vs Gillingham 0 - 2 26 Dec 2022 Gillingham vs Colchester 0 - 1