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Colchester United
Shrewsbury Town
Colchester United
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
Colchester United
Colchester United
Colchester United
Colchester United
Gavin Cowan
Shrewsbury Town
Colchester United
Shrewsbury Town
3-4-1-2 · 4-2-3-1
Colchester United
Commentary
90'
Full-time. Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Colchester United.
90+5'
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Colchester United. M. Sesay (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Thorn.
90+2'
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Colchester United. I. Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town) scores.
90'
5 minutes of added time.
87'
Attempt saved. I. Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
86'
Attempt missed. O. Thorn (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
85'
Attempt blocked. I. Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
85'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
76'
Colchester United
Corner, Colchester United.
74'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
65'
Colchester United
Offside, Colchester United.
59'
Attempt blocked. J. Turner-Cooke (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
58'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
49'
Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
46'
The second half is under way.
45'
Half-time. Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Colchester United.
45+4'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
45'
6 minutes of added time.
38'
Attempt blocked. K. Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
33'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
29'
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Colchester United. L. Hoole (Shrewsbury Town) scores, assisted by T. Sang.
29'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
28'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
25'
Shrewsbury Town
Corner, Shrewsbury Town.
18'
Colchester United
Offside, Colchester United.
17'
Colchester United
Corner, Colchester United.
15'
Attempt saved. B. Ihionvien (Colchester United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
11'
Colchester United
Corner, Colchester United.
3'
Colchester United
Corner, Colchester United.
1'
Kick-off: Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United.
Where the money is
How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.
Match odds
27268 EUR · live
Home
13.5 · implied 7.4%
44.2%
+36.8 vs price
Draw
1.02 · implied 98.0%
36.2%
-61.8 vs price
Away
18.0 · implied 5.6%
22.1%
+16.5 vs price
Over/Under 2.5 goals
7640 EUR · live
Under
1.15 · implied 87.0%
50.1%
-36.9 vs price
Over
6.6 · implied 15.2%
49.9%
+34.7 vs price
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Match events
10'
L. Hoole · Foul
19'
⚽
M. Sesay0–1
29'
⚽
L. Hoole · assist T. Sang1–1
Half-time · 1–1
61'
G. Lloyd · Foul
67'
🔁
W. Gray ◂ J. Davison
73'
🔁
B. Lubala ◂ H. Anderson
73'
🔁
O. Thorn ◂ B. Ihionvien
89'
J. Turner-Cooke · Foul
Full-time · 2–2
90'
🔁
K. Connolly ◂ K. Kouassi
90'+2
⚽
I. Fletcher2–1
90'+5
⚽
M. Sesay · assist O. Thorn2–2
Coaches
Gavin CowanDanny Cowley 
Recent form
Shrewsbury TownDACrewe Alexandra1-1
WHNorthampton Town2-0
LAFleetwood Town0-2
LARochdale0-3
WHSalford City1-0
Colchester UnitedDHCheltenham Town1-1
DHCrewe Alexandra1-1
LASwindon Town1-3
LABristol Rovers0-2
WHRochdale1-0
About this match
**Shrewsbury's hitting form while Colchester's treading water** — this has all the makings of a home side capitalizing on decent momentum. 🏟️
Shrewsbury have won two of their last three, including a tidy 2-0 at home. Colchester, meanwhile, are grinding out draws (three in their last five) but can't seem to string wins together. The head-to-head is tight as they come, but the hosts have the edge in recent league consistency.
Key storylines:
- **Shrewsbury's attacking shape** under **Davison** and **Sang** should test a **Colchester** defence that's conceded three in their last outing
- **Colchester's draw habit** — can they finally break it, or will another stalemate frustrate the visitors?
- Home advantage at Gay Meadow rarely goes begging in League Two
Expected lineups:
- **Shrewsbury Town**: Brook, Ruffels, Boyle, Stubbs, Hoole, Gray, Fletcher, Turner-Cooke, Berkoe, Davison, Sang
- **Colchester United**: Lo-Tutala, Iandolo, Raggett, Tucker, Hunt, Thorn, Sesay, Ihionvien, Payne, Anderson, Kouassi
Prediction:
**Shrewsbury 2-1 Colchester**
Slight lean to the hosts banking their home form against a visiting side short on cutting edge. 🎯
Where to watch
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Match facts
Kickoff
26 Sep, 14:00 UTC
Competition
League Two
Highlights & clips
Shrewsbury Town
3-4-1-2 · 4-2-3-1
Colchester United
1
W. Brook
6.5
6
S. Stubbs
6.8
5
W. Boyle
6.1
26
T. Anderson
5.8
2
L. Hoole
7.2
10
T. Sang
7.4
7
J. Turner-Cooke
6.4
11
K. Berkoe
7.0
8
I. Fletcher
7.7
9
G. Lloyd
6.4
21
W. Gray
6.4
↑ 67'
22
T. Lo-Tutala
6.6
2
R. Hunt
6.0
5
J. Tucker
6.4
20
S. Raggett
6.5
3
E. Iandolo
6.5
12
M. Sesay
8.7
26
J. Williams
6.9
39
K. Connolly
↑ 90'
10
J. Payne
7.8
27
O. Thorn
7.1
↑ 73'
15
B. Lubala
6.5
↑ 73'
Substitutes
32GC. Gregory
24DL. D. C. Sousa
23DI. Lee
4MI. England
13FJ. Davison↓ 67'5.9
27FJ. Gbode
46FH. Aiston
Coach: Gavin Cowan
Substitutes
31GO. Roberts
44DS. Kuffour
24DF. Terry
7MH. Anderson↓ 73'6.5
6MP. Digby
14FK. Kouassi↓ 90'7.8
9FB. Ihionvien↓ 73'6.3
Coach: Danny Cowley
Top stats
40%Possession60%
2.04Expected goals (xG)1.33
18Total shots11
6Shots on target4
3Big chances3
8Corners4
Shots
8Shots off target6
4Blocked shots1
15Shots inside box9
3Shots outside box2
1Big chances scored1
2Big chances missed2
Attack
28Touches in box20
69Final third entries77
1Offsides2
13Free kicks17
4Fouled in final third4
Passing
247Passes415
160Accurate passes331
21/71 (30%)Long balls26/73 (36%)
12/32 (38%)Crosses2/7 (29%)
15Throw-ins13
Duels
44Duels56
22/59 (37%)Ground duels37/59 (63%)
22/41 (54%)Aerial duels19/41 (46%)
3/10 (30%)Dribbles7/10 (70%)
6Dispossessed3
Defending
6Tackles13
67Tackles won69
5Interceptions5
13Clearances37
42Recoveries37
Discipline
17Fouls13
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
Goalkeeping
2Saves3
1Big saves1
10Goal kicks13
1Punches0
Forecast BSD enginebest price across 26 bookmakers
Who winsColchester to win (DNB) 63% · 2.10 @ Bet365
1X2Draw 29% · 2.40 @ Bet365
GoalsUnder 2.5 goals 53% · 1.15 @ William Hill
GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 75% · 1.29 @ betfair
CornersUnder 10.5 corners 69% · 1.53 @ Pinnacle
1X2Colchester to win 33% · 3.26 @ 1xBet
CornersUnder 9.5 corners 57% · 1.87 @ Pinnacle
BTTSBoth teams to score 53% · 3.50 @ William Hill
CornersOver 8.5 corners 55% · 1.54 @ Pinnacle
GoalsOver 1.5 goals 72% · 2.25 @ William Hill
1X2Shrewsbury to win 38% · 2.90 @ William Hill
Odds consensus
1X2consensus
2.45
Shrewsbury Town
3.25
Draw
2.80
Colchester United
Double Chanceconsensus
1.36
Shrewsbury Town or Draw
1.30
Shrewsbury Town or Colchester United
1.50
Draw or Colchester United
Both Teams to Scoreconsensus
1.73
Yes
1.98
No
Total Goals 0.50consensus
1.04
Over 0.50
9.00
Under 0.50
Total Goals 1.50consensus
1.30
Over 1.50
3.30
Under 1.50
Total Goals 2.50consensus
1.99
Over 2.50
1.79
Under 2.50
Total Goals 3.50consensus
3.50
Over 3.50
1.25
Under 3.50
Total Goals 4.50consensus
7.19
Over 4.50
1.08
Under 4.50
Draw No Betconsensus
1.73
Shrewsbury Town
2.00
Colchester United
Total Corners (O/U) 7.50consensus
1.25
Over 7.50
3.30
Under 7.50
Total Corners (O/U) 8.50consensus
1.52
Over 8.50
2.35
Under 8.50
Total Corners (O/U) 9.50consensus
1.88
Over 9.50
1.85
Under 9.50
Total Corners (O/U) 10.50consensus
2.36
Over 10.50
1.52
Under 10.50
Total Corners (O/U) 11.50consensus
3.18
Over 11.50
1.27
Under 11.50
1X2 (1st Half)consensus
3.00
Shrewsbury Town
2.10
Draw
3.50
Colchester United
1X2 (2nd Half)consensus
2.75
Shrewsbury Town
2.38
Draw
3.00
Colchester United
No pre-match call on this one.
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 87.2%.
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 87.2%.
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