Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

League Two action on Saturday, 26 September 2026 sees Shrewsbury Town take on Colchester United, with kick-off at 14:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at The Croud Meadow in Shrewsbury. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Shrewsbury Town in 18th place (7 points from 7 matches) and Colchester United in 15th place (9 points from 7 matches). Colchester United hold a 2 points advantage over Shrewsbury Town in the standings.

Shrewsbury Town have scored 5 goals and conceded 11 goals in the league, a goal difference of -6. Colchester United have scored 8 goals and conceded 10 goals in the league, a goal difference of -2.

Recent form

Shrewsbury Town: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-D-L), scoring 3 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Colchester United: 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-D-D-L), scoring 4 goals and conceding 10 goals. Colchester United are without a win in 5 matches.

Shrewsbury Town arrive in better form, taking 4 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 2 for Colchester United.

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Shrewsbury Town, 1 win for Colchester United and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 7 February 2026: Colchester United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 2 goals, an average of 2 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Shrewsbury Town averaged 0.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Colchester United averaged 0.8 scored and 2 conceded.

Colchester United have the sharper recent attack, averaging 0.8 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Shrewsbury Town have been harder to score against, conceding 1.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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