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

Sat 16th Aug, 15:00 BST, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Danny Cowley guides his Colchester United team to the Montgomery Waters Meadow in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, with Michael O'Neill's Shrewsbury Town the opponent. All of the key stats for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across seventeen major markets are included in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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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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Shrewsbury
30%
--
Draw
28%
--
Colchester
42%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Colchester 1-0
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
11%
--
Colchester 2-0
8%
--
Colchester 2-1
8%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
7%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Colchester 3-0
3%
--
Colchester 3-1
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
2%
--
Shrewsbury 3-0
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Shrewsbury 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
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Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
70%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
49%
--
Away DNB
62%
--
Shrewsbury win to nil
18%
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Colchester win to nil
26%
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Shrewsbury
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Newport000000 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Dec 20
Mar 7
2
Colchester000000 
Aug 16
Feb 7
-
-
3
Walsall000000 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 28
Nov 15
4
Crewe000000 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Sep 6
Jan 31
5
Notts C000000 
Feb 17
Aug 19
Apr 25
Nov 22
6
Salford000000 
Sep 13
Jan 4
Feb 28
Dec 13
7
Shrewsbury000000 
-
-
Feb 7
Aug 16
8
Grimsby000000 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Jan 27
Oct 11
9
Tranmere000000 
Apr 3
Aug 9
Aug 2
Apr 6
10
Crawley000000 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Mar 13
Dec 26
11
Oldham000000 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Apr 3
Aug 9
12
Bristol R000000 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Sep 20
Jan 17
13
Cambridge000000 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Aug 19
Feb 17
14
Chesterfield000000 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Oct 4
Jan 10
15
Swindon000000 
Feb 14
Aug 23
Apr 10
Oct 25
16
Bromley000000 
Aug 2
Apr 6
Nov 8
Mar 21
17
Gillingham000000 
Nov 29
May 2
Dec 9
Dec 29
18
Fleetwood000000 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Jan 24
Sep 27
19
Barnet000000 
Jan 31
Sep 6
Feb 21
Aug 30
20
MK Dons000000 
Sep 27
Jan 24
Jan 1
Mar 17
21
Cheltenham000000 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Nov 29
May 2
22
Barrow000000 
Jan 10
Oct 4
Aug 23
Feb 14
23
Harrogate000000 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Oct 18
Apr 18
24
Accrington000000 
Aug 30
Feb 21
Jan 4
Sep 13
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shrewsbury
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shrewsbury1 - 2Crawley
Shrewsbury0 - 1Wigan
Shrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Shrewsbury0 - 1Cambridge
Shrewsbury0 - 2Burton
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 1Stevenage
Shrewsbury0 - 1Huddersfield
Shrewsbury2 - 3Bolton
Shrewsbury2 - 1Mansfield
Shrewsbury2 - 1Wrexham
Shrewsbury1 - 1Northampton
Shrewsbury1 - 0Lincoln
Shrewsbury1 - 4Wycombe
Shrewsbury1 - 2Blackpool
Shrewsbury3 - 2Birmingham
Shrewsbury0 - 2Barnsley
Shrewsbury0 - 2Exeter
Shrewsbury0 - 2Stockport
Shrewsbury1 - 1Rotherham
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShrewsbury1 - 2Crawley
AShrewsbury2 - 1Barnsley
AShrewsbury1 - 4Northampton
HShrewsbury0 - 1Wigan
AShrewsbury1 - 1Lincoln
HShrewsbury1 - 3Reading
HShrewsbury0 - 1Cambridge
AShrewsbury0 - 0Wycombe
AShrewsbury1 - 4Birmingham
HShrewsbury0 - 2Burton
AShrewsbury0 - 2Exeter
HShrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
AShrewsbury1 - 3Peterborough
HShrewsbury0 - 1Stevenage
HShrewsbury0 - 1Huddersfield
HShrewsbury2 - 3Bolton
AShrewsbury1 - 1Reading
AShrewsbury2 - 1Rotherham
HShrewsbury2 - 1Mansfield
AShrewsbury0 - 1Stockport
Colchester
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Salford4 - 1Colchester
Doncaster3 - 0Colchester
Newport0 - 2Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Bradford4 - 1Colchester
Cheltenham0 - 1Colchester
MK Dons0 - 1Colchester
Notts C1 - 1Colchester
Carlisle0 - 0Colchester
Tranmere1 - 3Colchester
Harrogate0 - 0Colchester
Bromley0 - 1Colchester
Swindon3 - 2Colchester
Crewe0 - 0Colchester
Fleetwood0 - 0Colchester
Grimsby0 - 1Colchester
Barrow1 - 1Colchester
Chesterfield1 - 1Colchester
Port Vale1 - 1Colchester
Walsall4 - 0Colchester
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HColchester0 - 0Barrow
AColchester1 - 4Salford
AColchester0 - 3Doncaster
HColchester0 - 0Crewe
AColchester2 - 0Newport
HColchester1 - 0Notts C
AColchester1 - 1Gillingham
HColchester1 - 2Grimsby
AColchester1 - 4Bradford
HColchester3 - 0Fleetwood
HColchester2 - 1Port Vale
AColchester1 - 0Cheltenham
HColchester1 - 0Chesterfield
AColchester1 - 0MK Dons
HColchester1 - 1AFC Wim
AColchester1 - 1Notts C
AColchester0 - 0Carlisle
HColchester2 - 1Walsall
AColchester3 - 1Tranmere
HColchester1 - 0Morecambe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shrewsbury since 2012
Shrewsbury
Colchester
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
SHR
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Colchester since 2013
Colchester
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
1
0
Games: Scored
1 / 3
0 / 3
Clean sheets
3 / 3
2 / 3
D
2
COU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Colchester1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Shrewsbury Colchester
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Shrewsbury scoring 1 goal or less
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-30
Shrewsbury have scored 30% fewer goals at home than predicted
-22
Colchester have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.8
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Shrewsbury
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
SHR
COU
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
SHR
COU
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%

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

Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
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Colchester League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
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