Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

17/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Memorial Stadium (Bristol).

League Two - Round 27
Referee: Toner B. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.32	0.95
Ball possession
47%	53%
Total shots
5	10
Shots on target
1	2
Big chances
0	1
Corner kicks
4	5
Passes
62% (181/294)	70% (237/337)
Yellow cards
4	2
Expected goals (xG)
0.32	0.95
xG on target (xGOT)
0.02	0.83
Total shots
5	10
Shots on target
1	2
Shots off target
2	3
Blocked shots
2	5
Shots inside the box
4	5
Shots outside the box
1	5
Hit the woodwork
1	1
Big chances
0	1
Corner kicks
4	5
Touches in opposition box
15	18
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	1
Free kicks
11	22
Passes
62% (181/294)	70% (237/337)
Long passes
25% (21/84)	36% (23/64)
Passes in final third
49% (60/122)	52% (50/96)
Crosses
17% (3/18)	50% (6/12)
Expected assists (xA)
0.78	1.08
Throw ins
26	25
Fouls
22	11
Tackles
76% (16/21)	88% (7/8)
Duels won
49	62
Clearances
9	33
Interceptions
9	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
2	1
xGOT faced
0.83	0.02
Goals prevented
-0.17	0.02

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
7', Iandolo E. ↓, Terry F. ↑,
28', Senior J. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
59', Senior J. ↓, Balmer K. ↑,
59', Thompson-Sommers K. ↓, Harrison E. ↑,
61', Hunt R. 🟨,
66', Harbottle R. ↓, Lockyer T. ↑,
73', Kilgour A. 🟨,
73', Lisbie K. ↓, Edwards O. ↑,
78', Thomas L. ↓, Hutchinson I. ↑,
85', 0 - 1, Edwards O. ⚽, Terry F. (A),
89', Sparkes J. 🟨,
90+1', Tovide S. ↓, Gape D. ↑,
90+1', Payne J. ↓, Gordon J. ↑,
90+3', Lockyer T. 🟨,
90+8', Mbick M. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Bristol Rovers
35%

Draw
28.3%

Colchester United
36.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

33.2%

28.6%

38.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

32.5%

28%

39%

Bristol Rovers - Colchester United Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.67 ↓ (2.8)	3.3 ↑ (3.25)	2.52 ↑ (2.43)	7.3% (7.6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Bristol Rovers - Colchester United?

Users Predictions: 7 users predict this event. Bristol Rovers will win (votes: 1 - 14.3%). Colchester will win (votes: 5 - 71.4%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 14.3%).

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Colchester (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH 0 - Bristol Rovers (1.95) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Bristol Rovers (votes: 1 - 50%). Colchester (votes: 1 - 50%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

This match will feature an outsider and one of the leaders (ranked 20 and 9).
Bristol Rovers is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Colchester has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Bristol Rovers may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
There will not play in Bristol Rovers: McEachran J. (Inactive) Morton C. (Inactive) Southam-Hales M. (Inactive)
There will not play in Colchester: Anderson H. (Inactive) Baldwin J. (Inactive) Flanagan T. (Knee Injury) Perry B. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in Bristol Rovers: Omochere P. (Injury)
There are questionable in Colchester: Akande A. (Knee Injury) Bishop T. (Inactive)
In the last 4 head-to-head matches, Bristol Rovers won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 5:3. (average 1.3:0.8).
Including home match between the teams, Bristol Rovers won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 1:0.

How many head-to-head matches has Bristol Rovers won against Colchester United?

Bristol Rovers has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Colchester United won against Bristol Rovers?

Colchester United has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Bristol Rovers - Colchester United were as follows:

20.09.2025 Colchester United - Bristol Rovers 1:1

23.11.2022 Colchester United - Bristol Rovers 1:2

Latest results of Bristol Rovers

13.01.2026 Bristol Rovers - Plymouth Argyle 3:4 ✺

04.01.2026 Barrow - Bristol Rovers Postponed ✺

01.01.2026 Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers 0:3 ✺

29.12.2025 Bristol Rovers - Barnet 0:2 ✺

26.12.2025 Bristol Rovers - Bromley 2:3 ✺

Latest results of Colchester United

10.01.2026 Chesterfield - Colchester United Postponed ✺

04.01.2026 Colchester United - Accrington Stanley Postponed ✺

01.01.2026 Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons 1:0 ✺

29.12.2025 Gillingham - Colchester United 1:1 ✺

26.12.2025 Crawley Town - Colchester United 1:1 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	29	17	8	4	52:31	21	59
2	Notts Co	29	16	6	7	44:29	15	54
3	Cambridge Utd	28	15	8	5	38:22	16	53
4	Swindon	29	16	4	9	47:34	13	52
5	Salford	29	16	4	9	41:35	6	52
6	MK Dons	29	14	9	6	56:31	25	51
7	Walsall	29	14	7	8	37:28	9	49
8	Chesterfield	29	11	12	6	46:39	7	45
9	Grimsby	28	12	8	8	41:32	9	44
10	Crewe	30	12	8	10	46:38	8	44
11	Barnet	29	11	10	8	37:30	7	43
12	Accrington	29	12	7	10	35:30	5	43
13	Colchester	28	11	9	8	41:31	10	42
14	Gillingham	28	9	11	8	38:35	3	38
15	Fleetwood	28	10	7	11	37:37	0	37
16	Oldham	27	8	11	8	28:26	2	35
17	Tranmere	29	8	8	13	42:49	-7	32
18	Cheltenham	28	9	3	16	27:48	-21	30
19	Bristol Rovers	29	8	3	18	26:47	-21	27
20	Crawley	29	6	8	15	32:47	-15	26
21	Barrow	27	6	6	15	28:42	-14	24
22	Shrewsbury	28	5	8	15	23:47	-24	23
23	Newport	28	5	5	18	29:54	-25	20
24	Harrogate	30	4	6	20	20:49	-29	18

      Promotion ~ League One
      Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ National League