Grimsby vs Colchester

Grimsby

1 - 2

Colchester

🕒 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 7 · Colchester 12

How the match was won

Colchester outshot their opponent (6-15).
Grimsby controlled possession (57%).
Colchester had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-7

Goals For / Against

42 / 24

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

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

1.71

PPG

1.30

1.75

1.17

1.00

1.13

52%

O2.5

30%

48%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th

Colchester rank12th

Grimsby points78

Colchester points66

Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 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.

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

Grimsby last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals14-5

Record4-0-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest 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.

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 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

Grimsby score at home83%

Grimsby clean sheet at home39%

Colchester score away65%

Colchester clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%

Grimsby win after scoring first82%

Colchester score first48%

Colchester win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 60% · Colchester 40%

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Colchester 30.4'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37

Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Colchester score away1.17 vs 1.20

Colchester concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Colchester score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Colchester are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Grimsby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

61-75 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

363

287

Passes Accurate

256

203

Passes %

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Green

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Vernam

25'

25' G. McEachran

27'

27' E. Khouri

27'

27' J. Tucker

33'

33' J. Payne

35'

35' E. Iandolo

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Micah Mbick

Normal Goal

50'

50' A. Read

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ D. Burns

1st substitution · For: J. Svanþórsson

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Micah Mbick

Normal Goal · Assist: Harvey Araujo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Lisbie

1st substitution · For: O. Edwards

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Kabia

2nd substitution · For: J. Amaluzor

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Vernam

3rd substitution · For: Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. McEachran

4th substitution · For: J. Walker

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Sweeney

5th substitution · For: D. Rose

86'

86' K. Green

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Micah Mbick

2nd substitution · For: Jaden Williams

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ J. Payne

3rd substitution · For: R. Hunt

Grimsby vs Colchester 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Colchester beat Grimsby 2-1 on Saturday, 11 October 2025 in League Two. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: Grimsby took the lead at 17' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to C. Vernam, making the score 1-0. G. McEachran received a yellow card for Grimsby at 25'. E. Khouri received a yellow card for Grimsby at 27'. J. Tucker received a yellow card for Colchester at 27'. J. Payne received a yellow card for Colchester at 33'. E. Iandolo received a yellow card for Colchester at 35'. Colchester leveled the score at 38' when Micah Mbick scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: A. Read received a yellow card for Colchester at 50'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 56', with D. Burns replacing J. Svanþórsson. Colchester took the lead at 60' when Micah Mbick scored, with the assist credited to Harvey Araujo, making the score 1-2. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 70', with K. Lisbie replacing O. Edwards. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Kabia replacing J. Amaluzor. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 73', with C. Vernam replacing Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 82', with G. McEachran replacing J. Walker. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 82', with J. Sweeney replacing D. Rose. K. Green received a yellow card for Grimsby at 86'. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 88', with Micah Mbick replacing Jaden Williams. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with J. Payne replacing R. Hunt.

Grimsby used 5 substitutions while Colchester used 3 substitutions. Grimsby got 3 yellow cards, while Colchester got 4 yellow cards.