Colchester United vs Salford City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

28/02/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Colchester Community Stadium (JobServe) (Colchester).

League Two - Round 35
Referee: Martin R. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.81	1.43
Ball possession
62%	38%
Total shots
8	15
Shots on target
2	4
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
4	5
Passes
74% (322/437)	62% (163/263)
Yellow cards
3	2
Expected goals (xG)
0.81	1.43
xG on target (xGOT)
1.12	1.24
Total shots
8	15
Shots on target
2	4
Shots off target
4	5
Blocked shots
2	6
Shots inside the box
6	10
Shots outside the box
2	5
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
4	5
Touches in opposition box
18	36
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
3	2
Free kicks
17	13
Passes
74% (322/437)	62% (163/263)
Long passes
33% (27/83)	34% (25/73)
Passes in final third
53% (63/118)	54% (72/134)
Crosses
39% (7/18)	18% (3/17)
Expected assists (xA)
0.71	0.66
Throw ins
25	32
Fouls
13	17
Tackles
50% (12/24)	38% (6/16)
Duels won
68	60
Clearances
37	18
Interceptions
10	17
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
2	2
xGOT faced
1.24	1.12
Goals prevented
0.24	1.12

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
31', Longelo-Mbule R. 🟨,
37', Goodwin W. 🟨,
41', Read A. 🟨,
43', Back F. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
60', Akachukwu R. ↓, Williams J. ↑,
60', Goodwin W. ↓, Tovide S. ↑,
68', Bishop T. ↓, Barbrook F. ↑,
69', Dorrington A. ↓, Stockton C. ↑,
78', 0 - 1, Stockton C. ⚽, N'Mai K. (A),
80', Woodburn B. ↓, Ashley O. ↑,
83', Back F. ↓, Anderson H. ↑,
87', Austerfield J. 🟨,
88', N'Mai K. ↓, Borini F. ↑,
89', Longelo-Mbule R. ↓, Turton O. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Colchester United
42.8%

Draw
27%

Salford City
30.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

39.1%

28%

32.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

39%

28.1%

33%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Colchester United has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.7%)

Salford City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.6%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Colchester United than the current prediction. (-3.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Salford City than the current prediction. (+2.7%)

Colchester United - Salford City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.19 ↓ (2.36)	3.45 ↑ (3.29)	3.08 ↑ (2.8)	7.1% (8.6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Colchester United - Salford City?

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

Users Predictions: Colchester United will win (9 of 10 users predict this - 90%).
Confidence interval (95%): 71.41% – 100%.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

Watch a clash between a mid-table side and a current leader (ranked 11 and 8).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 1.
In recent matches, Colchester has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Salford has been on a rough run of results (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
Colchester may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Colchester might have a minor edge in this game.
There will not play in Colchester: Mbick M. (Inactive) Perry B. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Salford: Bird J. (Inactive) Edwards T. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Colchester: Anderson H. (Inactive) Edwards O. (Inactive) Iandolo E. (Injury)
There are questionable in Salford: Cesay K. (Inactive) Harris K. (Inactive) Rose M. (Leg Injury)
In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 6 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 17:16. (average 1.3:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Colchester won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 6:6. (average 1:1).

How many head-to-head matches has Colchester United won against Salford City?

Colchester United has won 2 of their last 8 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Salford City won against Colchester United?

Salford City has won 3 of their last 8 head-to-head matches.

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

The latest head-to-head matches between Colchester United - Salford City were as follows:

13.12.2025 Salford City - Colchester United 4:3

26.04.2025 Salford City - Colchester United 4:1

26.10.2024 Colchester United - Salford City 1:2

27.02.2024 Salford City - Colchester United 1:1

22.12.2023 Colchester United - Salford City 2:1

Latest results of Colchester United

21.02.2026 Colchester United - Barnet 4:1 ✺

17.02.2026 Cambridge United - Colchester United 1:1 ✺

14.02.2026 Barrow - Colchester United 1:0 ✺

07.02.2026 Colchester United - Shrewsbury Town 2:0 ✺

31.01.2026 Crewe Alexandra - Colchester United 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Salford City

24.02.2026 Salford City - Shrewsbury Town 1:2 ✺

21.02.2026 Cheltenham Town - Salford City 3:2 ✺

17.02.2026 Salford City - Newport County 1:3 ✺

14.02.2026 Manchester City - Salford City 2:0 ✺

05.02.2026 Accrington Stanley - Salford City 1:0 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	35	19	12	4	58:35	23	69
2	Cambridge Utd	34	18	10	6	49:27	22	64
3	MK Dons	34	17	11	6	63:34	29	62
4	Swindon	35	19	5	11	57:41	16	62
5	Notts Co	34	18	7	9	52:33	19	61
6	Chesterfield	35	14	14	7	55:44	11	56
7	Crewe	35	16	8	11	52:41	11	56
8	Grimsby	34	15	10	9	49:38	11	55
9	Salford	34	17	4	13	47:46	1	55
10	Barnet	35	14	11	10	44:37	7	53
11	Walsall	34	15	8	11	42:37	5	53
12	Colchester	34	13	10	11	48:38	10	49
13	Fleetwood	34	13	9	12	44:42	2	48
14	Oldham	33	11	13	9	36:30	6	46
15	Accrington	34	13	7	14	37:36	1	46
16	Gillingham	33	11	11	11	41:41	0	44
17	Shrewsbury	35	10	8	17	34:54	-20	38
18	Cheltenham	33	10	6	17	34:55	-21	36
19	Tranmere	35	9	8	18	47:62	-15	35
20	Bristol Rovers	34	9	4	21	33:57	-24	31
21	Crawley	35	6	10	19	33:56	-23	28
22	Newport	35	7	7	21	35:61	-26	28
23	Barrow	33	7	6	20	33:51	-18	27
24	Harrogate	35	6	9	20	25:52	-27	27

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