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 ✺

04.01.2026 Colchester United - Accrington Stanley Postponed ✺

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	33	18	11	4	56:34	22	65
2	Cambridge Utd	33	18	9	6	48:26	22	63
3	MK Dons	33	17	10	6	62:33	29	61
4	Notts Co	33	18	7	8	52:32	20	61
5	Swindon	34	19	4	11	56:40	16	61
6	Crewe	34	15	8	11	50:40	10	53
7	Chesterfield	33	13	14	6	52:43	9	53
8	Salford	32	16	4	12	45:43	2	52
9	Barnet	34	13	11	10	43:37	6	50
10	Walsall	32	14	8	10	40:35	5	50
11	Colchester	32	13	10	9	48:34	14	49
12	Grimsby	32	13	10	9	45:37	8	49
13	Accrington	33	13	7	13	36:34	2	46
14	Fleetwood	32	12	8	12	43:42	1	44
15	Oldham	31	10	12	9	34:30	4	42
16	Gillingham	32	10	11	11	40:41	-1	41
17	Shrewsbury	34	10	8	16	33:52	-19	38
18	Tranmere	33	9	8	16	45:57	-12	35
19	Cheltenham	32	10	5	17	33:54	-21	35
20	Bristol Rovers	33	9	3	21	32:56	-24	30
21	Crawley	34	6	10	18	33:54	-21	28
22	Barrow	32	7	6	19	33:50	-17	27
23	Harrogate	34	6	8	20	24:51	-27	26
24	Newport	33	6	6	21	32:60	-28	24

      Promotion ~ League One
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      Relegation ~ National League