Colchester United vs Shrewsbury Town – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

07/02/2026 at 10:01 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Colchester Community Stadium (Colchester).

League Two - Round 31
Referee: Oldham J. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.38	1.01
Ball possession
61%	39%
Total shots
6	15
Shots on target
4	3
Big chances
1	0
Corner kicks
0	2
Passes
79% (386/489)	66% (191/290)
Yellow cards
4	2
Expected goals (xG)
0.38	1.01
xG on target (xGOT)
1.42	0.22
Total shots
6	15
Shots on target
4	3
Shots off target
1	9
Blocked shots
1	3
Shots inside the box
4	8
Shots outside the box
2	7
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
1	0
Corner kicks
0	2
Touches in opposition box
11	27
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	1
Free kicks
18	12
Passes
79% (386/489)	66% (191/290)
Long passes
29% (24/83)	31% (21/67)
Passes in final third
70% (87/125)	59% (83/141)
Crosses
25% (1/4)	22% (6/27)
Expected assists (xA)
0.66	0.78
Throw ins
31	26
Fouls
12	18
Tackles
83% (10/12)	73% (11/15)
Duels won
52	63
Clearances
36	21
Interceptions
12	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	2
xGOT faced
0.22	1.42
Goals prevented
0.22	-0.58

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (2 - 0)
4', 1 - 0, Goodwin W. ⚽, Tovide S. (A),
10', Freeman N. 🟨,
18', Clucas S. ↓, Perry T. ↑,
37', 2 - 0, Read A. ⚽,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Scully A. ↓, Morgan I. ↑,
53', Lisbie K. 🟨,
54', Ruffels J. 🟨,
63', Tovide S. ↓, Edwards O. ↑,
63', Bishop T. ↓, Barbrook F. ↑,
63', Benning M. ↓, Berkoe K. ↑,
63', Freeman N. ↓, Sang T. ↑,
71', Lloyd G. ↓, McDermott T. ↑,
74', Goodwin W. ↓, Williams J. ↑,
74', Read A. ↓, Akachukwu R. ↑,
78', Hunt R. 🟨,
84', Macey M. 🟨,
89', Lisbie K. ↓, Flanagan T. ↑,
90', Vincent-Young K. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Colchester United
54.5%

Draw
26.2%

Shrewsbury Town
19.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

56.7%

25.5%

17.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

59%

24.5%

17.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Colchester United has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.2%)

Shrewsbury Town has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.4%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Colchester United than the current prediction. (+4.5%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Shrewsbury Town than the current prediction. (-2.1%)

Colchester United - Shrewsbury Town Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.72 ↑ (1.62)	3.55 ↓ (3.6)	4.88 ↓ (5.14)	6.9% (9.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

Preview Facts

A meeting between a mid-table team and the outsider will take place in this match (ranked 13 and 22).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 2.
Colchester has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Shrewsbury is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
In this match, Colchester is a strong favorite.
There will not play in Colchester: Anderson H. (Inactive) Flanagan T. (Knee Injury) Iandolo E. (Injury) Perry B. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Shrewsbury: Ihionvien B. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Colchester: Bishop T. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Shrewsbury: Samuel-Ogunsuyi T. (Inactive)
In the last 8 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 2 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 10:10. (average 1.3:1.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Colchester won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 1:0. (average 0.3:0).

How many head-to-head matches has Colchester United won against Shrewsbury Town?

Colchester United has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Shrewsbury Town won against Colchester United?

Shrewsbury Town has won 1 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 Colchester United - Shrewsbury Town were as follows:

16.08.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Colchester United 0:2

04.11.2023 Shrewsbury Town - Colchester United 3:2

Latest results of Colchester United

31.01.2026 Crewe Alexandra - Colchester United 1:0 ✺

27.01.2026 Colchester United - Grimsby Town 0:1 ✺

24.01.2026 Colchester United - Fleetwood Town 2:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Bristol Rovers - Colchester United 0:1 ✺

01.01.2026 Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Shrewsbury Town

31.01.2026 Shrewsbury Town - Barnet 0:0 ✺

27.01.2026 Cambridge United - Shrewsbury Town 1:0 ✺

24.01.2026 Milton Keynes Dons - Shrewsbury Town 5:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Shrewsbury Town - Harrogate Town 1:0 ✺

10.01.2026 Wolverhampton Wanderers - Shrewsbury Town 6:1 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	42	23	14	5	67:41	26	83
2	MK Dons	42	21	13	8	77:42	35	76
3	Notts Co	42	23	7	12	71:45	26	76
4	Cambridge Utd	41	20	14	7	58:31	27	74
5	Swindon	43	22	8	13	67:51	16	74
6	Salford	42	23	4	15	57:50	7	73
7	Chesterfield	41	18	14	9	63:52	11	68
8	Crewe	42	19	9	14	61:50	11	66
9	Oldham	41	17	14	10	52:35	17	65
10	Grimsby	40	18	11	11	59:43	16	65
11	Barnet	42	17	13	12	57:47	10	64
12	Walsall	42	17	11	14	52:46	6	62
13	Colchester	42	16	12	14	56:45	11	60
14	Fleetwood	42	14	13	15	51:53	-2	55
15	Bristol Rovers	42	16	4	22	46:62	-16	52
16	Accrington	41	14	9	18	40:46	-6	51
17	Gillingham	41	12	13	16	48:60	-12	49
18	Shrewsbury	42	12	8	22	39:66	-27	44
19	Cheltenham	40	11	10	19	44:67	-23	43
20	Crawley	42	8	13	21	40:62	-22	37
21	Tranmere	41	9	9	23	48:71	-23	36
22	Newport	42	9	7	26	41:72	-31	34
23	Barrow	41	8	9	24	38:65	-27	33
24	Harrogate	42	8	9	25	34:64	-30	33

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