Salford City vs Colchester

Salford City

4 - 3

Colchester

🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Salford City 4 · Colchester 12

Referee Stats

Scott Oldham

11 matches · 2.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.73
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	27%
Draws	36%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Salford City controlled possession (55%).
Salford City had the sharper finishing (10-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Salford City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 26

Avg: 1.46 / 1.08

Points

Avg: 1.92

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

1.92

PPG

1.30

1.46

1.17

1.08

1.13

43%

O2.5

30%

48%

BTTS

48%

57%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th

Colchester rank12th

Salford City points81

Colchester points66

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.

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.

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

Salford City last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-2

Record4-1-0

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.

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

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

Salford City score at home78%

Salford City clean sheet at home43%

Colchester score away65%

Colchester clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%

Salford City win after scoring first92%

Colchester score first48%

Colchester win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% · Colchester 40%

Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' · Colchester 30.4'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37

Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20

Colchester score away1.17 vs 1.20

Colchester concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Salford City score 6% above league average, while Colchester score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Colchester are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Salford City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

0-15 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

16-30 0

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

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

331

276

Passes Accurate

223

161

Passes %

67%

58%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Anderson

Normal Goal

9' H. Mnoga

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Harris

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Stockton

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

E. Iandolo

Normal Goal

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

A. Read

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Tovide

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ C. Stockton

1st substitution · For: F. Borini

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Grant

2nd substitution · For: M. Butcher

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ O. Turton

3rd substitution · For: B. Cooper

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ H. Mnoga

4th substitution · For: R. Longelo-Mbule

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

A. Oluwo

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Garbutt

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

F. Borini

Penalty

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Bishop

1st substitution · For: D. Gape

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ S. Tovide

2nd substitution · For: K. Lisbie

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

L. Garbutt

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Borini

90+3'

90+3' L. Garbutt

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ K. Harris

5th substitution · For: K. Berkoe

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ R. Hunt

3rd substitution · For: W. Goodwin

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ M. Macey

4th substitution · For: T. Smith

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ K. Vincent-Young

5th substitution · For: O. Edwards

90+7'

90+7' K. Cesay

Salford City vs Colchester 4-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Colchester 4-3 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Scott Oldham. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: Colchester took an early lead at 8' when H. Anderson scored, making the score 0-1. H. Mnoga received a yellow card for Salford City at 9'. Salford City leveled the score at 11' when K. Harris scored, with the assist credited to C. Stockton, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Colchester took the lead at 51' when E. Iandolo scored, making the score 1-2. Colchester extended the lead at 55' when A. Read scored, with the assist credited to S. Tovide, making the score 1-3. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 58', with C. Stockton replacing F. Borini. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with J. Grant replacing M. Butcher. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 58', with O. Turton replacing B. Cooper. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 58', with H. Mnoga replacing R. Longelo-Mbule. Salford City reduced the deficit at 59' when A. Oluwo scored, with the assist credited to L. Garbutt, making the score 2-3. Salford City leveled the score at 75' when F. Borini scored (Penalty), making the score 3-3. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 77', with E. Bishop replacing D. Gape. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 77', with S. Tovide replacing K. Lisbie. Salford City took the lead at 90' when L. Garbutt scored, with the assist credited to F. Borini, making the score 4-3. L. Garbutt received a yellow card for Salford City at 90+3'. Salford City made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with K. Harris replacing K. Berkoe. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 90+5', with R. Hunt replacing W. Goodwin. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with M. Macey replacing T. Smith. Colchester made their 5th substitution at 90+6', with K. Vincent-Young replacing O. Edwards. K. Cesay received a yellow card for Salford City at 90+7'.

Salford City used 5 substitutions while Colchester used 5 substitutions. Salford City got 3 yellow cards.