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Colchester United v Shrewsbury Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Feb, 15:01 BST, JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester

Danny Cowley's Colchester United side will have home backing in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Michael Appleton's Shrewsbury Town arrive at the JobServe Community Stadium. Below we've got predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all using the tabs below.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Colchester
62%
--
Draw
21%
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Shrewsbury
17%
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Colchester 1-0
11%
--
Colchester 2-0
11%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Colchester 2-1
10%
--
Colchester 3-0
7%
--
Colchester 3-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
5%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Colchester 4-0
4%
--
Colchester 4-1
3%
--
Colchester 3-2
3%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
2%
--
Colchester 4-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Home 1st Goal
57%
--
Away 1st Goal
40%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
28%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
83%
--
Away/draw
38%
--
Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
77%
--
Away DNB
31%
--
Colchester win to nil
34%
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Shrewsbury win to nil
8%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 26 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 8 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Colchester have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 23 goals.

Home League Performance

Colchester have played 13 games at home winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 22 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 21st position in the League Two on 22 points having played 26 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Shrewsbury have conceded 41 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2716741855 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
2
Salford261547649 
Feb 28
l
 
4-3F
l
 
1-3A
-
3
MK Dons2713862447 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-1A
4
Cambridge2613851247 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
5
Walsall2614571147 
Mar 28
w
 
0-2F
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
6
Swindon2614481146 
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
7
Notts C2613671245 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
8
Colchester2611961242 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
9
Chesterfield2710116641 
w
 
6-2F
-
l
 
0-1A
Mar 7
10
Grimsby261178840 
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
11
Crewe2711610739 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
12
Gillingham269116738 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3F
May 2
13
Barnet261088638 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
Jan 31
w
 
1-3A
14
Oldham268117535 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
15
Fleetwood269710034 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2F
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
16
Accrington269710-134 
-
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
17
Tranmere278811-432 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
18
Cheltenham279315-1930 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
19
Barrow266614-1224 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
-
d
 
0-00-0
20
Crawley275715-1722 
Mar 13
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
21
Shrewsbury265714-2322 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
-
-
22
Bristol R266317-2521 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
Mar 17
23
Newport265516-1920 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 7
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
24
Harrogate274617-2518 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Colchester 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester1 - 0MK Dons
Colchester4 - 1Newport
Colchester0 - 0Gillingham
Colchester2 - 0Cheltenham
Colchester0 - 2Bromley
Colchester3 - 1Harrogate
Colchester6 - 2Chesterfield
Colchester1 - 1Bristol R
Colchester1 - 1Crewe
Colchester0 - 2Barrow
Colchester1 - 2Cambridge
Colchester1 - 1Tranmere
Colchester0 - 0Barrow
Colchester0 - 0Crewe
Colchester1 - 0Notts C
Colchester1 - 2Grimsby
Colchester3 - 0Fleetwood
Colchester2 - 1Port Vale
Colchester1 - 0Chesterfield
Colchester1 - 1AFC Wim
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColchester1 - 0Bristol R
HColchester1 - 0MK Dons
AColchester1 - 1Gillingham
AColchester1 - 1Crawley
HColchester4 - 1Newport
AColchester3 - 4Salford
HColchester0 - 0Gillingham
HColchester2 - 0Cheltenham
AColchester3 - 1Notts C
AColchester2 - 0Walsall
HColchester0 - 2Bromley
AColchester0 - 0Swindon
HColchester3 - 1Harrogate
AColchester2 - 1Grimsby
HColchester6 - 2Chesterfield
AColchester2 - 4Fleetwood
HColchester1 - 1Bristol R
AColchester0 - 1Accrington
HColchester1 - 1Crewe
AColchester1 - 1Barnet
Shrewsbury 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 0Shrewsbury
Cheltenham3 - 1Shrewsbury
Walsall1 - 1Shrewsbury
Fleetwood3 - 1Shrewsbury
Crewe3 - 1Shrewsbury
Oldham2 - 2Shrewsbury
Barrow0 - 0Shrewsbury
Harrogate2 - 0Shrewsbury
Barnet1 - 3Shrewsbury
Swindon2 - 1Shrewsbury
Notts C4 - 1Shrewsbury
Tranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Northampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
Lincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
Wycombe0 - 0Shrewsbury
Birmingham4 - 1Shrewsbury
Exeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
Peterborough3 - 1Shrewsbury
Reading1 - 1Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShrewsbury1 - 0Harrogate
HShrewsbury0 - 3Bristol R
AShrewsbury0 - 1Grimsby
AShrewsbury1 - 3Cheltenham
HShrewsbury0 - 1Chesterfield
AShrewsbury1 - 1Walsall
HShrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
HShrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
AShrewsbury1 - 3Fleetwood
HShrewsbury1 - 0Newport
AShrewsbury1 - 3Crewe
AShrewsbury2 - 2Oldham
HShrewsbury1 - 0Crawley
HShrewsbury2 - 0Cambridge
AShrewsbury0 - 0Barrow
HShrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
AShrewsbury0 - 2Harrogate
HShrewsbury1 - 3Salford
AShrewsbury3 - 1Barnet
HShrewsbury0 - 0Accrington
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Colchester since 2013
Colchester
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
1
0
Games: Scored
1 / 3
0 / 3
Clean sheets
3 / 3
2 / 3
COU
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Colchester1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Shrewsbury since 2012
Shrewsbury
Colchester
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
COU
1
D
2
SHR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shrewsbury
0 - 2Colchester
Shrewsbury4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

An absolutely awful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Shrewsbury Town fans, as should a 7 League Two matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Colchester 10th Shrewsbury 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Shrewsbury scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
2
0.9
Attack rating
%
better
COU
SHR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
COU
SHR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Colchester v Shrewsbury League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25745
J TuckerH AndersonH AndersonJ Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF2521
2
-
A Read MID2532
4
-
M Macey GLK24
2
-
S Tovide FWD2333
2
-
T Bishop MID22
1
-
R Hunt DEF21
2
-
K Vincent-Young DEF21
2
-
O Edwards FWD2011
1
H. Araujo DEF191
1
-
M. Mbick FWD1962
2
-
H Anderson FWD1974
2
-
J Payne MID1864
5
-
J. Williams FWD16
1
-
E Iandolo DEF151
5
-
J Gordon FWD111
-
W Goodwin FWD101
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
T Flanagan DEF9
1
-
D Gape MID7
2
-
A. Akande FWD61
-
T Smith GLK3
1
-
B. Perry MID3
-
J Baldwin DEF2
-
Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25359
S ClucasJ MarquisS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Clucas MID2525
2
-
W Boyle DEF2423
8
1
J Marquis FWD243
4
-
L Hoole DEF231
3
-
T Perry MID231
7
-
G Lloyd FWD2231
2
-
I. Kabia FWD2012
4
-
T Sang DEF19
5
-
S Stubbs DEF191
4
-
T Anderson DEF191
4
-
T McDermott MID1911
6
1
A Scully FWD1822
1
-
W. Brook GLK17
1
-
I. England MID131
1
-
C Aneke FWD131
4
-
J Ruffels DEF1111
1
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-
M Benning DEF3
1
-