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

Key match information

Colchester United played Cheltenham Town in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 29 November 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Colchester United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Cheltenham Town: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Colchester United scores 1.53 and concedes 1.24 goals per match. Cheltenham Town scores 0.82 and concedes 1.76. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Colchester United 65%, Cheltenham Town 35%. Over 2.5: Colchester United 35%, Cheltenham Town 35%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Colchester United has higher xG: 1.37 vs 1.03. Colchester United: 11.5 shots per match, Cheltenham Town: 8.9.

Match halves

Colchester United: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.59. Cheltenham Town: half-time lead 12%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Colchester United: 0-15 (8 goals). Cheltenham Town: 61-75 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
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9Shots9
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5Shots on target2
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1.28xG0.95
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1Corners1
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49Dangerous attacks32
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5Fouls11
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1Cards2
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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 UnitedCheltenham Town
1.53Goals scored / match0.82
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
1.24Goals conceded / match1.76
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52%Average possession46%
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4.24Shots on target / match2.53
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.47Shots per match8.88
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
4.24Shots on target2.53
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
13.3%Shot conversion9.3%
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52%Possession46%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
1.37xG for1.03
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1.3xG against1.92
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Shooting quality

Colchester United: Efficient finishingCheltenham Town: Balanced
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
Accuracy (shots on target)37%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.32

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 is 11% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Colchester United · 1.8 pts / match - Cheltenham Town

Colchester United
WDLWW
Season result split
35% W35% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-5
1.41 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Cheltenham Town
WWLLW
Season result split
29% W12% D59% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-10
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 87% better for: goals scored per match.

1.53 goals / match - Colchester United · 0.82 goals / match - Cheltenham Town

Colchester United is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.24 goals / match - Colchester United · 1.76 goals / match - Cheltenham Town

Colchester United scoring profile: very strong

Colchester United scores in 76% of matches (13 of 17 matches), while Cheltenham Town keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 matches).

Cheltenham Town scoring profile: very strong

Cheltenham Town scores in 65% of matches (11 of 17 matches), while Colchester United keeps a clean sheet in 18% (3 of 17 matches).

26Goals scored (season)14
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21Goals conceded (season)30
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
2.76Average goals in match2.59
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
8Goals scored (last 5)7
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
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How often they score at least...

76%1 goal65%
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41%2 goals18%
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18%3 goals0%
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6%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal71%
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29%2 goals47%
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6%3 goals24%
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6%4 goals12%
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* 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.

65%
Colchester United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 17 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

41%BTTS at half-time12%
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6%BTTS in both halves6%
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18%Scored in both halves12%
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BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
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40%BTTS - last 540%
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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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time47%
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47%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
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24%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
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2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time59%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town

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 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Colchester United · 0.88 pts / match - Cheltenham Town

Colchester United - half-time state
29% leading35% draw35% trailing
Cheltenham Town - half-time state
12% leading53% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)0.88
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
0.94Goals scored (1st half)0.24
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
0.76Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
1.71Average goals (1st half)0.88
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
29%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
47%No goal before half-time76%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.59Points per match (2nd half)1.18
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)1.12
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
1.06Average goals (2nd half)1.71
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
71%Clean sheet after half-time35%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town
59%No goal after half-time47%
Colchester UnitedCheltenham Town

Colchester United - second-half results

41% W35% D24% L
21
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cheltenham Town - second-half results

29% W29% D41% L
15
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding242%

Leads at half-time in 12% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 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 match1.801.20
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.60.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Cheltenham Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.60
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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
8
4
0-15
2
3
16-30
6
6
31-45
4
1
46-60
2
2
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Cheltenham Town
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
5
46-60
6
6
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). 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

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
+0.07
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.
-6.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.59
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Cheltenham Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.89
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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 UnitedLigaCheltenham Town
Average goals in match 2.762.64 2.59
Both teams scored 65%56% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%49% 35%
Clean sheets 18%25% 29%
Goal before half-time 82%71% 47%
Goal after half-time 65%75% 94%

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

2.64
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Colchester UnitedGoalKyrell LisbieAssist: Harry Anderson
  2. Cheltenham TownYellow cardBen Stevenson
  3. Cheltenham TownSubstitutionOn: Hakeeb Adeola Jerome AdelakunOff: Sam Sherring
  4. Cheltenham TownYellow cardIsaac Hutchinson
  5. Colchester UnitedGoalMicah MbickAssist: Harry Anderson
  6. Cheltenham TownSubstitutionOn: Darragh PowerOff: Ethon Archer
  7. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Will GoodwinOff: Samson Tovide
  8. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: John-Kymani Linton Michael GordonOff: Kyrell Lisbie
  9. Colchester UnitedYellow cardHarry Anderson
  10. Cheltenham TownSubstitutionOn: Liam Mark KinsellaOff: Luke Young
  11. Cheltenham TownSubstitutionOn: Josh MartinOff: Isaac Hutchinson
  12. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Owura EdwardsOff: Harry Anderson
  13. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Jaden WilliamsOff: Micah Mbick

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Colchester United vs Cheltenham Town?

The EFL League Two match finished Colchester United 2:0 Cheltenham Town. 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 Cheltenham Town?

Colchester United score 1.53 goals per game on average and Cheltenham Town 0.82. The EFL League Two average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Colchester United's matches and 35% of Cheltenham Town's.

What form are Colchester United and Cheltenham Town in?

Over the last 5 games Colchester United have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Cheltenham Town 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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