England - EFL League TwoMontgomery Waters MeadowData current as of September 22, 2026

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Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Shrewsbury Town plays Colchester United in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for September 26, 2026. Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Recent form

Shrewsbury Town has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Colchester United has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Shrewsbury Town scores 0.71 goals per game and allows 1.57. Colchester United scores 1.14 and allows 1.43. Games in this league average 2.52 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 29% of Shrewsbury Town's games and 71% of Colchester United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 29% and 43%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Colchester United has the higher season xG average, 1.46 to 1.39 per game. Shrewsbury Town takes 13.1 shots per game, while Colchester United takes 12.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Shrewsbury Town leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.14 goals per game after halftime. Colchester United leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.71 after halftime.

When the teams score

Shrewsbury Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Colchester United, it is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.52 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.73)
(3.02)
(2.58)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0.71Goals scored / game1.14
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
1.57Goals allowed / game1.43
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
44%Average possession53%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
3.29Shots on target / game4.29
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.14Shots per game12.86
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
3.29Shots on target4.29
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
5.4%Shot conversion8.9%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
44%Possession53%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
1.39xG for1.46
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
1.14xG against1.49
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

Shooting quality

Shrewsbury Town: BalancedColchester United: Balanced
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
Accuracy (shots on target)25%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.27

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Shrewsbury Town is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Shrewsbury Town · 1 pts / game - Colchester United

Shrewsbury Town
WLLWD
Season result split
29% W14% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-4
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
LWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Colchester United
WLLDD
Season result split
29% W43% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-2
1.29 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 away
0-1-2
DLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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 61% better for: goals scored per game.

0.71 goals / game - Shrewsbury Town · 1.14 goals / game - Colchester United

Colchester United is 10% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.57 goals / game - Shrewsbury Town · 1.43 goals / game - Colchester United

Shrewsbury Town scoring profile: strong

Shrewsbury Town scores in 57% of games (4 of 7 games), while Colchester United keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

Colchester United scoring profile: very strong

Colchester United scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Shrewsbury Town keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 games).

5Goals scored (season)8
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
11Goals conceded (season)10
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
2.29Average goals per game2.57
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
4Goals scored (last 5)4
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal86%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
14%2 goals29%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0%3 goals0%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0%4 goals0%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal86%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
57%2 goals43%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
29%3 goals14%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0%4 goals0%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time14%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0%Scored in both halves14%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
20%BTTS - last 560%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

Game 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 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.86 pts / game - Shrewsbury Town · 1.14 pts / game - Colchester United

Shrewsbury Town - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing
Colchester United - half-time state
29% leading29% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per game (1st half)1.14
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
1.43Average goals (1st half)1
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
29%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
57%No goal before half-time57%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.71Points per game (2nd half)1.43
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
0.86Average goals (2nd half)1.57
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
43%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United
86%No goal after half-time43%
Shrewsbury TownColchester United

Shrewsbury Town - second-half results

14% W29% D57% L
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Colchester United - second-half results

43% W14% D43% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Shrewsbury Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.40.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Colchester United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.80
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game0.61.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Shrewsbury Town
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
3
4
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
0
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Colchester United
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
3
16-30
0
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Shrewsbury Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
45%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
167%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Colchester United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Shrewsbury TownLigaColchester United
Average goals per game 2.292.52 2.57
Both teams scored 29%51% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%44% 43%
Clean sheets 29%29% 14%
Goal before half-time 86%70% 71%
Goal after half-time 71%75% 100%

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

2.52
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
0.94
Away goals / game
+68%
Home attack advantage
+41%
Home defensive advantage
+38%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Shrewsbury Town's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Colchester United. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Colchester United FC
2 : 0
Shrewsbury Town FC
Shrewsbury Town FC
0 : 2
Colchester United FC

FAQ

When do Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United play?

Shrewsbury Town face Colchester United on September 26, 2026 in EFL League Two at Montgomery Waters Meadow. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Shrewsbury Town won 0, Colchester United won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United?

Shrewsbury Town score 0.71 goals per game on average and Colchester United 1.14. The EFL League Two average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Shrewsbury Town's matches and 71% of Colchester United's.

What form are Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United in?

Over the last 5 games Shrewsbury Town have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Colchester United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United?

The statistical background for Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.