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

02/08/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Colchester Community Stadium (Colchester).

League Two - Round 1
Referee: Rock D. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.76	0.76
Ball Possession
67%	33%
Total shots
10	10
Shots on target
2	2
Big Chances
0	1
Corner Kicks
4	5
Passes
81% (419/517)	60% (151/252)
Yellow Cards
2	2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.76	0.76
xG on target (xGOT)
1.25	0.79
Total shots
10	10
Shots on target
2	2
Shots off target
4	5
Blocked Shots
4	3
Shots inside the Box
8	4
Shots outside the Box
2	6
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
0	1
Corner Kicks
4	5
Touches in opposition box
23	17
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
0	1
Free Kicks
16	10
Passes
81% (419/517)	60% (151/252)
Long passes
34% (23/68)	22% (17/79)
Passes in final third
63% (93/148)	48% (45/94)
Crosses
28% (5/18)	21% (4/19)
Expected assists (xA)
0.92	0.54
Throw-ins
39	20
Fouls
10	17
Tackles
75% (6/8)	79% (15/19)
Duels won
52	45
Clearances
26	32
Interceptions
7	7
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
1	1
xGOT faced
0.79	1.25
Goals prevented
-0.21	0.25

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
15', 0 - 1, Jennings C. ⚽, Norman C. (A),
22', Anderson H. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
54', Anderson H. ↓, Akande A. ↑,
54', Williams J. ↓, Lisbie K. ↑,
61', Davison J. ↓, Dennis K. ↑,
61', Patrick O. ↓, Harris T. ↑,
67', Bishop T. ↓, Read A. ↑,
67', Vincent-Young K. ↓, Thorn O. ↑,
69', Lisbie K. 🟨,
71', Jennings C. ↓, Solomon S. ↑,
77', Perry B. ↓, Gordon J. ↑,
79', Kenneh N. 🟨,
80', Kenneh N. ↓, Lowe J. ↑,
87', 1 - 1, Lisbie K. ⚽,
89', Solomon S. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Colchester United
38.5%

Draw
30.6%

Tranmere Rovers
30.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

44%

29.4%

26.7%

Colchester United - Tranmere Rovers Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.42 ↑ (2.14)	3.08 ↓ (3.21)	3.11 ↓ (3.53)	6.1% (6.3%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.00

What is the prediction for Colchester United - Tranmere Rovers?

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:

AH -0.25 - Tranmere (1.72) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DNB - Tranmere (1.94) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Colchester United will win (8 of 10 users predict this - 80%).
Confidence interval (95%): 55.21% – 100%.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Colchester (votes: 1 - 33.3%). Tranmere (votes: 2 - 66.7%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 3.
Tranmere may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Colchester will hold a modest advantage in this match.
There will not play in Tranmere: Finley S. (Suspended)
In the last 17 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 5 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 17:25. (average 1:1.5).
Including home matches between the teams, Colchester won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:12. (average 1.2:1.3).

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

Colchester United has won 3 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

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

Tranmere Rovers has won 1 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

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

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

01.02.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Colchester United 1:3

21.09.2024 Colchester United - Tranmere Rovers 3:0

01.04.2024 Tranmere Rovers - Colchester United 1:1

09.09.2023 Colchester United - Tranmere Rovers 2:0

25.03.2023 Colchester United - Tranmere Rovers 1:1

Latest results of Colchester United

29.07.2025 Braintree Town - Colchester United 1:1 ✺

25.07.2025 Colchester United - Peterborough United 2:2 ✺

22.07.2025 Dagenham & Redbridge - Colchester United 0:5 ✺

03.05.2025 Colchester United - Barrow 0:0 ✺

26.04.2025 Salford City - Colchester United 4:1 ✺

Latest results of Tranmere Rovers

26.07.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Wigan Athletic 0:1 ✺

03.05.2025 Newport County - Tranmere Rovers 1:4 ✺

26.04.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Crewe Alexandra 2:0 ✺

21.04.2025 Barrow - Tranmere Rovers 0:0 ✺

18.04.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Doncaster Rovers 0:3 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	30	18	8	4	54:32	22	62
2	Notts Co	30	17	6	7	46:30	16	57
3	Cambridge Utd	30	16	8	6	42:24	18	56
4	Swindon	30	17	4	9	50:34	16	55
5	MK Dons	30	15	9	6	59:33	26	54
6	Salford	29	16	4	9	41:35	6	52
7	Walsall	30	14	7	9	38:31	7	49
8	Chesterfield	30	12	12	6	49:41	8	48
9	Crewe	31	13	8	10	47:38	9	47
10	Barnet	30	12	10	8	40:31	9	46
11	Colchester	29	12	9	8	43:31	12	45
12	Grimsby	29	12	9	8	41:32	9	45
13	Accrington	29	12	7	10	35:30	5	43
14	Gillingham	29	10	11	8	40:36	4	41
15	Fleetwood	29	10	7	12	38:39	-1	37
16	Oldham	28	8	11	9	28:29	-1	35
17	Tranmere	30	8	8	14	43:51	-8	32
18	Cheltenham	29	9	3	17	29:51	-22	30
19	Bristol Rovers	30	8	3	19	28:50	-22	27
20	Crawley	31	6	8	17	32:51	-19	26
21	Shrewsbury	30	6	8	16	25:50	-25	26
22	Barrow	29	6	6	17	30:46	-16	24
23	Newport	29	5	6	18	29:54	-25	21
24	Harrogate	31	5	6	20	22:50	-28	21

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