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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

Colchester United and Shrewsbury Town take on one another at the JobServe Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with both Danny Cowley and Michael Appleton hoping for success in the League Two. The odds you see on the page are provided directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to League Two match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Best Tip: Colchester to win

Studying the bookmakers' odds and collated stats regarding both teams ahead of this League Two game, a bet on win / draw / win for Colchester to win and delight their home supporters is our recommendation. We predict they'll have too much for Shrewsbury, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have done in the past. There could be some bumps along the way, but Colchester winning is the bet come Saturday afternoon.

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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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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Colchester are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.65.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Colchester
63%
1.60
2%
1.65
1%
Draw
21%
3.80
6%
3.90
3%
Shrewsbury
15%
5.255.00
Colchester 1-0
12%
6.505.75
5%
Colchester 2-0
12%
7.007.00
8%
Draw 1-1
10%
7.00
7%
6.50
7%
Colchester 2-1
10%
8.507.50
6%
Colchester 3-0
8%
12.0010.00
Draw 0-0
6%
9.50
5%
9.00
13%
Colchester 3-1
6%
13.0012.00
8%
Shrewsbury 1-0
5%
13.0011.00
10%
Shrewsbury 2-1
4%
19.0013.00
13%
Draw 2-2
4%
17.0015.00
Colchester 4-0
4%
23.0019.00
Colchester 4-1
3%
29.00
12%
21.00
9%
Colchester 3-2
3%
29.0021.00
9%
Shrewsbury 2-0
2%
29.0019.00
Colchester 5-0
1%
51.00
24%
34.00
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
2.00
3%
1.95
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
1.80
3%
1.75
3%
Home 1st Goal
58%
1.501.50
2%
Away 1st Goal
38%
2.883.00
No 1st Goal
4%
9.50
5%
9.00
13%
BTTS - Yes
48%
1.912.00
5%
BTTS - No
52%
1.801.75
5%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
3.753.70
8%
BTTS - Draw
15%
5.00
9%
5.00
5%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
11.009.00
5%
Home/draw
85%
1.17
3%
1.17
Away/draw
37%
2.30
5%
2.20
2%
Home/away
79%
1.251.25
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1.301.30
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
3.403.20
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
3.50
3%
3.40
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1.29
1%
1.29
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
7.006.50
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1.101.10
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
15.0013.00
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.031.02
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.061.05
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9.50
5%
9.00
6%
Home DNB
78%
1.221.25
Away DNB
30%
4.003.70
3%
Colchester win to nil
38%
2.50-
Shrewsbury win to nil
8%
10.00-
Colchester / Colchester
32%
2.502.45
2%
Colchester / Shrewsbury
2%
41.0034.00
Colchester / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Colchester
19%
4.334.33
Draw / Shrewsbury
8%
11.009.50
Draw / Draw
15%
5.505.25
5%
Shrewsbury / Colchester
4%
23.0019.00
Shrewsbury / Shrewsbury
9%
9.507.50
Shrewsbury / Draw
5%
17.0013.00
13%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Colchester have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 6 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Colchester have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 23 goals.

Home League Performance

Colchester have played 14 games at home winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 22 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Shrewsbury are in 22nd position in the League Two on 23 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 8 and won 3. Shrewsbury have conceded 45 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 10 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Colchester
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2917842159 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
2
Notts C2916671554 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3A
Feb 17
l
 
4-1A
3
Cambridge2815851653 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
4
Swindon2916491352 
Apr 10
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
5
Salford291649652 
Feb 28
l
 
4-3F
l
 
1-3A
-
6
MK Dons2914962551 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-1A
7
Walsall291478949 
Mar 28
w
 
0-2F
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
8
Chesterfield2911126745 
w
 
6-2F
-
l
 
0-1A
Mar 7
9
Grimsby281288944 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
10
Crewe3012810844 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
11
Barnet2911108743 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3A
12
Accrington2912710543 
-
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
13
Colchester2811981042 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
14
Gillingham289118338 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3F
May 2
15
Fleetwood2810711037 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-2F
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
16
Oldham278118235 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
17
Tranmere298813-732 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
18
Cheltenham289316-2130 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
19
Bristol R298318-2127 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-3A
Mar 17
20
Crawley296815-1526 
Mar 13
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
21
Barrow276615-1424 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 14
Feb 10
d
 
0-00-0
22
Shrewsbury285815-2423 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
-
-
23
Newport285518-2520 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 7
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
24
Harrogate304620-2918 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Shrewsbury have lost 4 consecutive away league games
10
Shrewsbury have not won in 10 consecutive away league games
Colchester 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester0 - 1Grimsby
Colchester2 - 1Fleetwood
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
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColchester0 - 1Crewe
HColchester0 - 1Grimsby
HColchester2 - 1Fleetwood
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
Shrewsbury 21ST
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge1 - 0Shrewsbury
MK Dons5 - 1Shrewsbury
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
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShrewsbury0 - 0Barnet
AShrewsbury0 - 1Cambridge
AShrewsbury1 - 5MK Dons
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Colchester have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Shrewsbury
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 dismal PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Shrewsbury Town fans, as should a 10 League Two games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Colchester 10th Shrewsbury 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Colchester will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Shrewsbury scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Colchester’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Shrewsbury have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Colchester
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
1.9
0.8
Attack rating
34%
better
COU
SHR
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Games scored21
17
Failed to score7
11
Scored first13
6
Goals scored41
23
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.8
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for18
11
Avg. XG for1.5
1
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
16%
better
COU
SHR
view stats
Games conceded21
20
Clean sheets7
8
Conceded first13
18
Goals conceded31
47
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%

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
28756
J TuckerM. MbickJ PayneJ Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Tucker DEF2821
2
-
M Macey GLK27
2
-
A Read MID2732
4
-
S Tovide FWD2634
3
-
R Hunt DEF24
2
-
K Vincent-Young DEF23
2
-
O Edwards FWD2311
1
1
H. Araujo DEF221
2
-
T Bishop MID22
1
-
J Payne MID2165
6
-
M. Mbick FWD2072
2
-
J. Williams FWD19
1
-
H Anderson FWD1974
2
-
E Iandolo DEF151
5
-
W Goodwin FWD131
1
-
J Gordon FWD121
-
D Gape MID10
4
-
J. Powell DEF9
-
T Flanagan DEF9
1
-
A. Akande FWD71
-
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
28359
S ClucasJ MarquisS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Clucas MID2825
4
-
W Boyle DEF2723
8
1
J Marquis FWD273
4
-
L Hoole DEF261
5
-
T Perry MID261
8
-
G Lloyd FWD2531
2
-
I. Kabia FWD2312
4
-
T Sang DEF221
5
-
S Stubbs DEF201
5
-
T Anderson DEF201
4
-
T McDermott MID2011
7
1
A Scully FWD1922
1
-
W. Brook GLK18
1
-
J Ruffels DEF1411
1
-
I. England MID131
1
-
C Aneke FWD131
4
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
M Benning DEF4
1
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-