Gillingham vs Colchester United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Gillingham played Colchester United in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 29 December 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Gillingham: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match. Colchester United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Gillingham scores 1.36 and concedes 1.14 goals per match. Colchester United scores 1.64 and concedes 1.23. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Gillingham 64%, Colchester United 64%. Over 2.5: Gillingham 41%, Colchester United 36%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Gillingham has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.37. Gillingham: 12.7 shots per match, Colchester United: 11.5.

Match halves

Gillingham: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.86. Colchester United: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Gillingham: 76-90+ (9 goals). Colchester United: 0-15 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
GillinghamColchester United
16Shots15
GillinghamColchester United
4Shots on target5
GillinghamColchester United
1.68xG1.74
GillinghamColchester United
6Corners5
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55Dangerous attacks62
GillinghamColchester United
23Fouls13
GillinghamColchester United
1Cards1
GillinghamColchester United

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.

GillinghamColchester United
1.36Goals scored / match1.64
GillinghamColchester United
1.14Goals conceded / match1.23
GillinghamColchester United
46%Average possession51%
GillinghamColchester United
4.09Shots on target / match4.36
GillinghamColchester United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.73Shots per match11.5
GillinghamColchester United
4.09Shots on target4.36
GillinghamColchester United
10.7%Shot conversion14.2%
GillinghamColchester United
46%Possession51%
GillinghamColchester United
1.46xG for1.37
GillinghamColchester United
1.35xG against1.27
GillinghamColchester United

Shooting quality

Gillingham: BalancedColchester United: Efficient finishing
GillinghamColchester United
Accuracy (shots on target)32%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.38

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 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Gillingham · 1.6 pts / match - Colchester United

Gillingham
DDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
32% W45% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-10-5
1.41 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-5-2
Last 5 at home
0-4-1
LDDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Colchester United
WDLWD
Season result split
36% W36% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-6
1.45 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-3
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%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 21% better for: goals scored per match.

1.36 goals / match - Gillingham · 1.64 goals / match - Colchester United

Gillingham is 8% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.14 goals / match - Gillingham · 1.23 goals / match - Colchester United

Gillingham scoring profile: very strong

Gillingham scores in 86% of matches (19 of 22 matches), while Colchester United keeps a clean sheet in 23% (5 of 22 matches).

Colchester United scoring profile: very strong

Colchester United scores in 77% of matches (17 of 22 matches), while Gillingham keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 matches).

30Goals scored (season)36
GillinghamColchester United
25Goals conceded (season)27
GillinghamColchester United
2.5Average goals in match2.86
GillinghamColchester United
7Goals scored (last 5)10
GillinghamColchester United
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
GillinghamColchester United

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal77%
GillinghamColchester United
32%2 goals45%
GillinghamColchester United
14%3 goals23%
GillinghamColchester United
5%4 goals9%
GillinghamColchester United

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal77%
GillinghamColchester United
32%2 goals27%
GillinghamColchester United
9%3 goals9%
GillinghamColchester United
0%4 goals9%
GillinghamColchester United

* 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.

64%
Colchester United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 22 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time41%
GillinghamColchester United
0%BTTS in both halves9%
GillinghamColchester United
14%Scored in both halves27%
GillinghamColchester United

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
GillinghamColchester United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
GillinghamColchester United
80%BTTS - last 560%
GillinghamColchester United

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

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
GillinghamColchester United
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
GillinghamColchester United
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
GillinghamColchester United

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time64%
GillinghamColchester United
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
GillinghamColchester United
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
GillinghamColchester United

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 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / match - Gillingham · 1.36 pts / match - Colchester United

Gillingham - half-time state
23% leading50% draw27% trailing
Colchester United - half-time state
32% leading41% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per match (1st half)1.36
GillinghamColchester United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.95
GillinghamColchester United
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
GillinghamColchester United
1.05Average goals (1st half)1.64
GillinghamColchester United
64%Clean sheet before half-time36%
GillinghamColchester United
64%No goal before half-time41%
GillinghamColchester United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.64Points per match (2nd half)1.59
GillinghamColchester United
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
GillinghamColchester United
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
GillinghamColchester United
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.23
GillinghamColchester United
59%Clean sheet after half-time68%
GillinghamColchester United
36%No goal after half-time55%
GillinghamColchester United

Gillingham - second-half results

41% W41% D18% L
26
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Colchester United - second-half results

41% W36% D23% L
30
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Gillingham - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Colchester United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Gillingham
ScoredConceded
1
7
0-15
4
4
16-30
6
1
31-45
7
6
46-60
3
3
61-75
9
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Colchester United
ScoredConceded
10
6
0-15
4
3
16-30
7
6
31-45
7
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.68
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Gillingham

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

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.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 28% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

GillinghamLigaColchester United
Average goals in match 2.502.65 2.86
Both teams scored 64%56% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%48% 36%
Clean sheets 27%25% 23%
Goal before half-time 55%71% 82%
Goal after half-time 77%75% 64%

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

2.65
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
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. GillinghamSubstitutionOn: Josh AndrewsOff: Samuel Michael Vokes
  2. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Owura EdwardsOff: Harry Anderson
  3. GillinghamSubstitutionOn: Elliot NevittOff: Seb Palmer-Houlden
  4. GillinghamGoalRobbie McKenzieAssist: Aaron Rowe
  5. Colchester UnitedYellow cardKyrell Lisbie
  6. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Samson TovideOff: Jack Payne
  7. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Will GoodwinOff: Micah Mbick
  8. GillinghamYellow cardArmani George Little
  9. Colchester UnitedGoalArthur James Read
  10. Colchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Kane Vincent-YoungOff: Kyrell Lisbie

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Gillingham 0 - 1 - 0 Colchester United. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Gillingham vs Colchester United?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Gillingham vs Colchester United?

Gillingham score 1.36 goals per game on average and Colchester United 1.64. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Gillingham's matches and 64% of Colchester United's.

What form are Gillingham and Colchester United in?

Over the last 5 games Gillingham have a 0-4-1 record (0.80 points per game) and Colchester United 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Gillingham 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.