Shrewsbury vs Colchester

0 - 2
🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Croud Meadow 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Barlow 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Shrewsbury 19 · Colchester 12
Referee Stats
10 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.20
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.10
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 40%
Draws 30%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-9).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Colchester had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shrewsbury (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

22 / 27
Avg: 0.96 / 1.17

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

8
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

1.43
PPG
1.30
0.96
GF
1.17
1.17
GA
1.13
39%
O2.5
30%
35%
BTTS
48%
48%
Score 1st
48%

League-position context

Shrewsbury rank19th
Colchester rank12th
Shrewsbury points49
Colchester points66
Shrewsbury: #19 · 49 pts · GD -27
37 pts off the top 2. 27 pts off the play-off line. 8 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.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shrewsbury last 5 home

D W W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals4-8
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.

Shrewsbury trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

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

Shrewsbury score at home65%
Shrewsbury clean sheet at home43%
Colchester score away65%
Colchester clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Shrewsbury score first48%
Shrewsbury win after scoring first73%
Colchester score first48%
Colchester win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Shrewsbury 13% · Colchester 40%
Avg first goal minute: Shrewsbury 37.3' · Colchester 30.4'

Vs league average

Shrewsbury score at home0.96 vs 1.37
Shrewsbury concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Colchester score away1.17 vs 1.20
Colchester concede away1.13 vs 1.37
Shrewsbury score 30% below league average, while Colchester score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Shrewsbury are 3% below league average at home, and Colchester are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Shrewsbury goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
31-45 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 6
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 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
1
4
Total Shots
8
9
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
6
3
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
6
1
Fouls
16
9
Offsides
2
5
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
312
390
Passes Accurate
221
324
Passes %
71%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
12'
12' Ben Perry
1st substitution · For: A. Read
22'
22' W. Boyle
57'
57' Goal · 0-1
S. Tovide
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Payne
65'
65' T. McDermott
68'
68' H. Biggins
1st substitution · For: A. Gilliead
70'
70' J. Payne
71'
71' J. Payne
2nd substitution · For: K. Lisbie
71'
71' J. Gordon
3rd substitution · For: O. Thorn
71'
71' S. Tovide
4th substitution · For: Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande
79'
79' T. Perry
82'
82' E. Bishop
5th substitution · For: K. Vincent-Young
83'
83' Goal · 0-2
K. Lisbie
Normal Goal
84'
84' W. Boyle
2nd substitution · For: A. Scully
84'
84' S. Clucas
3rd substitution · For: G. Nurse

Shrewsbury vs Colchester 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Colchester beat Shrewsbury 2-0 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Michael Barlow. It was played at The Croud Meadow.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 12', with Ben Perry replacing A. Read. W. Boyle received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 22'.

Second half: Colchester took the lead at 57' when S. Tovide scored, with the assist credited to J. Payne, making the score 0-1. T. McDermott received a red card for Shrewsbury at 65'. Shrewsbury made their 1st substitution at 68', with H. Biggins replacing A. Gilliead. J. Payne received a yellow card for Colchester at 70'. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 71', with J. Payne replacing K. Lisbie. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Gordon replacing O. Thorn. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Tovide replacing Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande. T. Perry received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 79'. Colchester made their 5th substitution at 82', with E. Bishop replacing K. Vincent-Young. Colchester extended the lead at 83' when K. Lisbie scored, making the score 0-2. Shrewsbury made their 2nd substitution at 84', with W. Boyle replacing A. Scully. Shrewsbury made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. Clucas replacing G. Nurse.

Shrewsbury used 3 substitutions while Colchester used 5 substitutions. Shrewsbury got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Colchester got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-9).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Colchester had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Shrewsbury vs Colchester Head-to-Head History by Season