Bristol Rovers v Colchester result

Full-time · Bristol Rovers 0–1 Colchester

League Two · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bristol Rovers 0–1 Colchester — Colchester won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Colchester won 1–0 at Bristol Rovers in League Two on Saturday 17 January. Colchester have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Colchester: Owura Edwards (85’, assisted by Frankie Terry).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Bristol Rovers 0.67, Colchester 0.87, from 5 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Ben Toner, England showed six yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bristol Rovers: Joel Senior (28’), Alfie Kilgour (73’), Jack Sparkes (89’) and T. Lockyer (90+3’); Colchester: Robert Hunt (61’) and Micah Mbick (90+8’).

What it changes

Bristol Rovers stay 20th after this result (25 league matches played). Bristol Rovers have scored 48 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 43 games, ranked per game). Bristol Rovers have conceded 61 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs.

Colchester move up from ninth to eighth (25 league matches played). Colchester have scored 55 goals, the 11th-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 41 games, ranked per game). Colchester have conceded 44 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Colchester are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Arthur Read (Colchester) 6.0, Frankie Terry (Colchester) 5.1 and Owura Edwards (Colchester) 4.4 led the match.

Head-to-head

Bristol Rovers are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Colchester, every meeting checked.

Next up

Bristol Rovers next host Chesterfield on 14 November 2026.

Colchester next host Gillingham on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Chesterfield, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Colchester: Colchester v Gillingham, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Bristol Rovers 0–1 Colchester · League Two
Referee: Ben Toner, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Bristol Rovers 1 · draws 2 · Colchester 0 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol Rovers 1W 1D 3L · Colchester 2W 2D 1L

Bristol Rovers 0–1 Colchester (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.88 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 3.38

Corners

against 5.14 / 3.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.14 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 4.14 / 4.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.5 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.63 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 January 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bristol Rovers for / against	Line	Colchester for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.38 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.29 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.14 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.75 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Ben Toner, England.

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers Defensive

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Cavegn n 8	73.8	0.9 4/2	0.6 2/2	—
J. Sparkes n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0.8 4/2	J. Tucker
K. Conteh n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.6 5/0	A. Read
L. Southwood n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0	—
L. Thomas n 8	62.3	0.9 4/1	0.4 2/0	—
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Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Cavegn n 8	73.8	0.3 2/0
J. Sparkes n 8	84.4	1.9 6/4
K. Conteh n 8	90	2.4 8/7
L. Southwood n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Thomas n 8	62.3	2.3 5/3
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Bristol Rovers Attacking

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Cavegn n 8	73.8	2.1 6/3	1.1 5/1
J. Sparkes n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
K. Conteh n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0
L. Southwood n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Thomas n 8	62.3	1.1 4/2	0.4 2/0
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Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Cavegn n 8	73.8	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
J. Sparkes n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
K. Conteh n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
L. Southwood n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Thomas n 8	62.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Colchester

Colchester Defensive

Colchester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Tucker n 8	90	0.4 2/1	1 4/3	J. Sparkes
A. Read n 8	90	1 6/2	2.4 7/6	K. Conteh
M. Macey n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
Kyreece Lisbie n 8	66.4	1.2 4/2	1.7 7/3	—
E. Bishop n 8	73.8	0.6 3/1	2 5/5	—
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Colchester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Tucker n 8	90	0.3 2/0
A. Read n 8	90	1.5 5/3
M. Macey n 8	89.9	0 0/0
Kyreece Lisbie n 8	66.4	1.4 6/2
E. Bishop n 8	73.8	2 6/3
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Colchester Attacking

Colchester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Tucker n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
A. Read n 8	90	1 6/2	0.6 4/1
M. Macey n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Kyreece Lisbie n 8	66.4	1.2 6/1	1 6/0
E. Bishop n 8	73.8	0.9 5/1	0.6 4/0
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Colchester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Colchester before kick-off, to 1 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Tucker n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Read n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Macey n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Kyreece Lisbie n 8	66.4	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
E. Bishop n 8	73.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bristol Rovers		Colchester
47%	Possession	53%
0.67	Expected goals (xG)	0.87
5	Shots	10
1	Shots on target	2
2	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	5
4	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	5
1	Offsides	1
22	Fouls	11
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
297	Passes	337
61%	Pass accuracy	70%

Bristol Rovers Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Southwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
A. Kilgour	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.6
J. Sparkes	90	0	0	2	4	Y	6.9
K. Conteh	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
R. De Havilland	90	0	0	2	3	0	6.7
S. Forde	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
F. Cavegn	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Thomas	78	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
R. Harbottle	66	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
J. Senior	59	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Thompson-Sommers	59	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
K. Balmer sub	31	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Harrison sub	31	2	1	1	0	0	6.9
T. Lockyer sub	24	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
I. Hutchinson sub	12	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Colchester Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Macey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Vincent-Young	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
J. Tucker	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Harvey Araujo	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Read	90	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	7.5
R. Hunt	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
Micah Mbick	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.2
S. Tovide	89	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	5.9
J. Payne	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Kyreece Lisbie	73	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
E. Iandolo	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
F. Terry sub	83	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
O. Edwards sub	17	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
J. Gordon sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Gape sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Bristol Rovers v Colchester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bristol RoversLDLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

ColchesterLWDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Bristol Rovers 1 · 2 draws · Colchester 0 · 1.67 goals/game

2025-09-20 Colchester 1–1 Bristol Rovers
2022-03-15 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Colchester
2021-10-19 Colchester 1–1 Bristol Rovers

League standing · 2025/26

Bristol Rovers#14 pos62 pts46 pl-9 GD

Colchester#12 pos66 pts46 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Bristol Rovers scored1.22

Colchester scored1.35

Bristol Rovers conceded1.41

Colchester conceded1.07

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What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Colchester?: In their last 3 meetings, Bristol Rovers won 1, Colchester won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bristol Rovers and Colchester?: Recent form — Bristol Rovers 1W 1D 3L; Colchester 2W 2D 1L.

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