Swindon Town vs Colchester

Swindon Town

3 - 1

Colchester

🕒 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The County Ground 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Swindon Town 9 · Colchester 13

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-18).
Colchester controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Swindon Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

8 / 3

Avg: 2.67 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Colchester (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 7

Avg: 1.00 / 2.33

Points

Avg: 0.33

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

3.00

PPG

0.33

2.67

1.00

2.33

100%

O2.5

67%

100%

BTTS

67%

33%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Swindon Town rank9th

Colchester rank13th

Swindon Town points10

Colchester points8

Swindon Town: #9 · 10 pts · GD -2

2 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Colchester: #13 · 8 pts · GD -2

4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Swindon Town last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals8-3

Record3-0-0

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

L L D

Points1/9

Weighted index6

Goals3-7

Record0-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Swindon Town trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Colchester trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Swindon Town score at home100%

Swindon Town clean sheet at home0%

Colchester score away67%

Colchester clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Swindon Town score first33%

Swindon Town win after scoring first100%

Colchester score first67%

Colchester win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Swindon Town 100% · Colchester 0%

Avg first goal minute: Swindon Town 17.0' · Colchester 18.5'

Vs league average

Swindon Town score at home2.67 vs 1.61

Swindon Town concede at home1.00 vs 1.04

Colchester score away1.00 vs 1.04

Colchester concede away2.33 vs 1.61

Swindon Town score 66% above league average, while Colchester score 4% below league average.

Defensive side: Swindon Town are 4% below league average at home, and Colchester are 45% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Swindon Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Colchester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

299

474

Passes Accurate

208

373

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Kouassi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Sesay

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ O. Clarke

1st substitution · For: B. Middlemas

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ B. Kirkman

2nd substitution · For: K. Majekodunmi

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ A. Hackford

3rd substitution · For: L. Millard

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Drinan

Missed Penalty

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Drinan

Normal Goal

54'

54' D. Butler

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Williams

1st substitution · For: S. Kuffour

58'

58' A. Munda

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ L. Millard

4th substitution · For: J. Hungbo

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ O. Thorn

2nd substitution · For: B. Ihionvien

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Sesay

3rd substitution · For: Jaden Williams

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Kouassi

4th substitution · For: L. Chiwome

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Munda

5th substitution · For: J. Debayo

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Drinan

Normal Goal

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

A. Drinan

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Thomson

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Iandolo

5th substitution · For: F. Terry

Swindon Town vs Colchester 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Swindon Town beat Colchester 3-1 on Saturday, 05 September 2026 in League Two. It was played at The County Ground.

First half: Colchester took the lead at 13' when K. Kouassi scored, with the assist credited to M. Sesay, making the score 0-1. Swindon Town made their 1st substitution at 45', with O. Clarke replacing B. Middlemas. Swindon Town made their 2nd substitution at 45', with B. Kirkman replacing K. Majekodunmi. Swindon Town made their 3rd substitution at 45', with A. Hackford replacing L. Millard.

Second half: Swindon Town leveled the score at 49' when A. Drinan scored (Missed Penalty), making the score 1-1. Swindon Town took the lead at 49' when A. Drinan scored, making the score 2-1. D. Butler received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 54'. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Williams replacing S. Kuffour. A. Munda received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 58'. Swindon Town made their 4th substitution at 64', with L. Millard replacing J. Hungbo. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 69', with O. Thorn replacing B. Ihionvien. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Sesay replacing Jaden Williams. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 70', with K. Kouassi replacing L. Chiwome. Swindon Town made their 5th substitution at 75', with A. Munda replacing J. Debayo. Swindon Town extended the lead at 77' when A. Drinan scored, making the score 3-1. Swindon Town extended the lead at 79' when A. Drinan scored, with the assist credited to J. Thomson, making the score 4-1. Colchester made their 5th substitution at 80', with E. Iandolo replacing F. Terry.

Swindon Town used 5 substitutions while Colchester used 5 substitutions. Swindon Town got 2 yellow cards.