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

Sat 26th Sep, 15:00 BST, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Danny Cowley leads his Colchester United charges to the Montgomery Waters Meadow in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, with Gavin Patrick Cowan's Shrewsbury Town the opponent. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a smart selection is published below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for each one.


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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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Team To Score First

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Shrewsbury
37%
--
Draw
28%
--
Colchester
35%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
12%
--
Colchester 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
8%
--
Colchester 2-1
7%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
7%
--
Colchester 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
3%
--
Colchester 3-1
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-0
3%
--
Colchester 3-0
2%
--
Shrewsbury 3-2
2%
--
Colchester 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
54%
--
Shrewsbury win to nil
22%
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Colchester win to nil
21%
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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
Bristol R6402412 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Feb 9
l
 
2-0A
2
Cheltenham6321311 
Nov 28
May 1
Sep 19
Apr 17
3
Grimsby6240310 
Apr 27
Oct 3
May 8
Dec 1
4
Swindon5311210 
Dec 26
Mar 29
Feb 13
l
 
3-1F
5
Barnet523049 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 13
Mar 29
Dec 26
6
Tranmere523049 
Mar 6
l
 
2-0A
Mar 20
Nov 21
7
Walsall523049 
Jan 9
Dec 19
Oct 31
Jan 30
8
Fleetwood523039 
Feb 13
l
 
2-0A
Dec 19
Jan 9
9
Crewe523029 
Apr 17
Sep 19
Sep 12
Feb 20
10
York522118 
May 8
Dec 1
Nov 28
May 1
11
Oldham521227 
Nov 14
Feb 27
w
 
2-1A
Mar 13
12
Colchester5212-27 
Sep 26
Apr 24
-
-
13
Gillingham513106 
Oct 31
Jan 30
Nov 14
Feb 27
14
Northampton513106 
Sep 12
Feb 20
Jan 23
Oct 24
15
Salford5203-26 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 6
Apr 10
Dec 12
16
Exeter512205 
Oct 10
Apr 13
Oct 17
Jan 16
17
Rotherham5122-15 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Jan 1
Mar 26
18
Chesterfield5122-15 
Mar 20
Nov 21
Jan 19
Oct 20
19
Accrington5122-25 
Mar 26
Jan 1
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
20
Newport5113-14 
Apr 3
Dec 29
Apr 13
Oct 10
21
Crawley6114-54 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Dec 29
Apr 3
22
Rochdale5104-53 
Feb 9
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 6
23
Shrewsbury5104-83 
-
-
Apr 24
Sep 26
24
Port Vale5023-52 
Dec 12
Apr 10
Oct 3
Apr 27
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shrewsbury 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shrewsbury1 - 0Salford
Shrewsbury1 - 3Barnet
Shrewsbury2 - 2Fleetwood
Shrewsbury1 - 0Oldham
Shrewsbury1 - 0Tranmere
Shrewsbury0 - 4Crewe
Shrewsbury0 - 2Cheltenham
Shrewsbury1 - 2Walsall
Shrewsbury1 - 0Notts C
Shrewsbury3 - 1Swindon
Shrewsbury2 - 1Barrow
Shrewsbury0 - 0Barnet
Shrewsbury1 - 0Harrogate
Shrewsbury0 - 3Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 1Chesterfield
Shrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
Shrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
Shrewsbury1 - 0Newport
Shrewsbury1 - 0Crawley
Shrewsbury2 - 0Cambridge
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShrewsbury0 - 2Fleetwood
AShrewsbury0 - 3Rochdale
HShrewsbury1 - 0Salford
HShrewsbury1 - 3Barnet
AShrewsbury0 - 2Tranmere
AShrewsbury0 - 1Gillingham
HShrewsbury2 - 2Fleetwood
AShrewsbury0 - 0Crawley
HShrewsbury1 - 0Oldham
AShrewsbury1 - 2Bromley
HShrewsbury1 - 0Tranmere
AShrewsbury0 - 1Newport
HShrewsbury0 - 4Crewe
AShrewsbury0 - 1Bristol R
HShrewsbury0 - 2Cheltenham
AShrewsbury3 - 2Chesterfield
HShrewsbury1 - 2Walsall
AShrewsbury2 - 1Salford
AShrewsbury2 - 0Accrington
HShrewsbury1 - 0Notts C
Colchester 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swindon3 - 1Colchester
Bristol R2 - 0Colchester
Accrington2 - 2Colchester
Cheltenham1 - 4Colchester
Harrogate1 - 0Colchester
Tranmere0 - 1Colchester
Bromley1 - 0Colchester
MK Dons1 - 0Colchester
Newport1 - 2Colchester
Chesterfield3 - 0Colchester
Cambridge1 - 1Colchester
Barrow1 - 0Colchester
Crewe1 - 0Colchester
Bristol R0 - 1Colchester
Gillingham1 - 1Colchester
Crawley1 - 1Colchester
Salford4 - 3Colchester
Notts C1 - 3Colchester
Walsall0 - 2Colchester
Swindon0 - 0Colchester
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColchester1 - 3Swindon
AColchester0 - 2Bristol R
HColchester1 - 0Rochdale
HColchester2 - 1Oldham
AColchester2 - 2Accrington
AColchester4 - 1Cheltenham
HColchester0 - 1Notts C
AColchester0 - 1Harrogate
HColchester2 - 1Accrington
HColchester3 - 0Swindon
AColchester1 - 0Tranmere
HColchester1 - 3Oldham
HColchester1 - 1Walsall
AColchester0 - 1Bromley
AColchester0 - 1MK Dons
HColchester0 - 0Crawley
AColchester2 - 1Newport
AColchester0 - 3Chesterfield
HColchester0 - 1Salford
HColchester4 - 1Barnet
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shrewsbury since 2012
Shrewsbury
Colchester
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
SHR
1
D
2
COU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shrewsbury
0 - 2Colchester
Shrewsbury4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Colchester since 2013
Colchester
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
3
0
Games: Scored
2 / 4
0 / 4
Clean sheets
4 / 4
2 / 4
D
2
COU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Colchester
Colchester2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Colchester1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Shrewsbury Town of late. It has been 6 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Colchester United.

Shrewsbury 23rd Colchester 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Colchester have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Shrewsbury
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.2
1.1
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 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5102
W. BrookW BoyleJ Gbode
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W. Brook GLK5
-
L Hoole DEF5
1
-
K Berkoe DEF5
1
-
W Boyle DEF51
1
-
J. Turner-Cook MID5
1
-
I Fletcher MID5
-
T Sang MID5
-
W. Gray MID5
1
-
J Gbode FWD5
2
-
J Davison FWD51
2
-
G Lloyd FWD5
-
J Ruffels DEF4
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF4
-
T Anderson DEF2
2
-
S Stubbs DEF2
1
-
M. Golding MID2
-
K. McMahon-Brown FWD2
-
I. Lee DEF1
-
L Sousa DEF1
-
I. England MID1
1
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5121
T Lo-TutalaE IandoloO. ThornE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK5
-
E Iandolo DEF51
1
-
R Hunt DEF51
1
-
J Tucker DEF5
1
-
S Raggett DEF5
-
J Payne MID51
-
O. Thorn FWD52
-
L. Chiwome FWD5
-
B Ihionvien FWD5
-
H Anderson FWD51
-
K Vincent-Young DEF41
1
-
M. Sesay MID41
-
J. Williams FWD41
-
F Terry DEF3
-
P Digby MID3
-
K Kouassi FWD21
-
S. Kuffour DEF1
-
J Leake DEF1
-
J Williams MID1
-
T Bishop MID1
-