Colchester United vs Newport County: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Colchester United play Newport County in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 4:1.

Current form

Colchester United: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Newport County: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Colchester United scores 1.35 and concedes 1.07 goals per match. Newport County scores 1.04 and concedes 1.67. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Colchester United 50%, Newport County 54%. Over 2.5: Colchester United 35%, Newport County 57%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Colchester United has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.19. Colchester United: 12.4 shots per match, Newport County: 10.8.

Match halves

Colchester United: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.67. Newport County: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.72.

Goals by minute

Colchester United: 0-15 (13 goals). Newport County: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
Colchester UnitedNewport County
17Shots7
Colchester UnitedNewport County
7Shots on target2
Colchester UnitedNewport County
1.96xG0.78
Colchester UnitedNewport County
2Corners2
Colchester UnitedNewport County
54Dangerous attacks26
Colchester UnitedNewport County
12Fouls9
Colchester UnitedNewport County
1Cards2
Colchester UnitedNewport County

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Colchester UnitedNewport County
1.35Goals scored / match1.04
Colchester UnitedNewport County
1.07Goals conceded / match1.67
Colchester UnitedNewport County
Colchester UnitedNewport County
54%Average possession47%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
4.24Shots on target / match3.43
Colchester UnitedNewport County

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.41Shots per match10.8
Colchester UnitedNewport County
4.24Shots on target3.43
Colchester UnitedNewport County
10.9%Shot conversion9.7%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
54%Possession47%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
1.44xG for1.19
Colchester UnitedNewport County
1.34xG against1.6
Colchester UnitedNewport County

Shooting quality

Colchester United: BalancedNewport County: Balanced
Colchester UnitedNewport County
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Colchester United
WWLLW
Season result split
39% W26% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-12-16
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-6-7
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Newport County
LWLWW
Season result split
26% W15% R59% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-27
0.93 pts / match · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-3-14
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Colchester United is 30% better for: goals scored per match.

1.35 goals / match - Colchester United · 1.04 goals / match - Newport County

Colchester United is 56% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.07 goals / match - Colchester United · 1.67 goals / match - Newport County

Colchester United scoring profile: very strong

Colchester United scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

Newport County scoring profile: strong

Newport County scores in 63% of matches (29 of 46 matches), while Colchester United keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

62Goals scored (season)48
Colchester UnitedNewport County
49Goals conceded (season)77
Colchester UnitedNewport County
2.41Average goals in match2.72
Colchester UnitedNewport County
9Goals scored (last 5)8
Colchester UnitedNewport County
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
Colchester UnitedNewport County

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal63%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
37%2 goals33%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
17%3 goals9%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
9%4 goals0%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal85%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
17%2 goals52%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
9%3 goals22%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
4%4 goals9%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
Colchester United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.23 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time20%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
4%BTTS in both halves4%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
20%Scored in both halves17%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
40%BTTS - last 580%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Colchester United is 47% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / match - Colchester United · 0.83 pts / match - Newport County

Colchester United - half-time state
22% leading57% draw22% trailing
Newport County - half-time state
11% leading50% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)0.83
Colchester UnitedNewport County
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Colchester UnitedNewport County
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.74
Colchester UnitedNewport County
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.07
Colchester UnitedNewport County
54%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
59%No goal before half-time70%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.13
Colchester UnitedNewport County
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.72
Colchester UnitedNewport County
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
Colchester UnitedNewport County
1.24Average goals (2nd half)1.65
Colchester UnitedNewport County
57%Clean sheet after half-time37%
Colchester UnitedNewport County
54%No goal after half-time50%
Colchester UnitedNewport County

Colchester United - second-half results

35% W35% R30% P
56
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding177%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Newport County - second-half results

28% W28% R43% P
38
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-19
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding236%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Colchester United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Newport County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.402.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-4+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Colchester United
ScoredConceded
13
8
0-15
6
4
16-30
12
11
31-45
11
4
46-60
8
9
61-75
12
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Newport County
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
2
10
16-30
6
16
31-45
10
11
46-60
8
12
61-75
15
20
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (20). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Colchester United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-18.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Newport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.87
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Colchester UnitedLigaNewport County
Average goals in match 2.412.57 2.72
Both teams scored 50%52% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%48% 57%
Clean sheets 24%27% 15%
Goal before half-time 61%67% 63%
Goal after half-time 72%78% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Colchester United 1 - 0 - 0 Newport County. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Colchester United vs Newport County?

The EFL League Two match finished Colchester United 4:1 Newport County. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Colchester United vs Newport County?

Colchester United score 1.35 goals per game on average and Newport County 1.04. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Colchester United's matches and 54% of Newport County's.

What form are Colchester United and Newport County in?

Over the last 5 games Colchester United have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Newport County 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Colchester United vs Newport County?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Colchester United vs Newport County: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.