Colchester v Accrington ST result

Full-time · Colchester 0–2 Accrington ST

League Two · Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:00 GMT · Colchester Community Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Colchester 0–2 Accrington ST — Accrington ST won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Accrington ST won 2–0 at Colchester Community Stadium in League Two on Saturday 4 January. It is Accrington ST’s first win over Colchester since 10 November 2018, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Accrington ST led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Accrington ST: Shaun Whalley (18’ pen, 59’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Colchester 0.00, Accrington ST 0.00, from 7 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Colchester: Jamie Carson McDonnell (38’), A. Donnelly (62’), Arthur Read (78’) and Edward Bishop (90+1’); Accrington ST: Donald Love (39’) and Benjamin Woods (55’).

What it changes

Colchester are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Shaun Whalley (Accrington ST) 13.4, Zachariah Olumide Awe (Accrington ST) 4.8 and Josh Woods (Accrington ST) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Colchester next travel to Chesterfield on 20 October 2026.

Accrington ST next travel to York on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Colchester: Chesterfield v Colchester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Accrington ST: York v Accrington ST, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Colchester 0–2 Accrington ST · League Two
Venue: Colchester Community Stadium · Colchester
Referee: J. O'Connor
Head-to-head (last 6): Colchester 1 · draws 2 · Accrington ST 3 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Colchester 1W 3D 1L · Accrington ST 1W 1D 3L

Colchester 0–2 Accrington ST (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.5 / 2.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3.67

Corners

against 4.25 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.75 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 2.75 / 4.17 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

3 / 3.5

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.67 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 January 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Colchester for / against	Line	Accrington ST for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10.67 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	15.5 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	3.5 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5

Colchester

Colchester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. 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
S. Tovide n 8	62	2.9 7/5	3.1 7/6	—
J. Gordon n 8	38.8	2.6 5/4	1.2 3/1	—
H. Anderson n 8	64.3	2.3 6/5	1.6 6/2	—
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	2.1 7/6	0.6 4/1	N. Khumbeni
L. Taylor n 8	60.6	1.5 6/2	1.9 6/2	T. Walton

Colchester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Payne n 8	69.9	2.6 7/5	1.8 7/3
L. Taylor n 8	60.6	2.4 6/5	1.1 4/1
J. Gordon n 8	38.8	1.7 5/1	0.9 3/0
S. Tovide n 8	62	1.6 4/4	1.1 3/3
H. Anderson n 8	64.3	1.2 5/1	0.4 2/0

Colchester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Payne n 8	69.9	0.5 2/1	0.3 2/0
S. Tovide n 8	62	0.4 1/1	0.4 2/0
J. Gordon n 8	38.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
L. Taylor n 8	60.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
O. Thorn n 8	31.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Colchester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	5.1 8/8
A. Read n 8	74.5	2.6 8/5
J. Payne n 8	69.9	2.6 5/3
E. Bishop n 8	58.5	2.5 5/3
E. Iandolo n 8	90	2.3 8/5

Accrington ST

Accrington ST — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. 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
A. Popoola n 3	11.7	2.6 1/0	0 0/0	—
N. Khumbeni n 8	72.6	2.5 8/3	0.9 5/1	Jamie Carson McDonnell
T. Walton n 8	85.6	2.4 7/6	0.9 5/2	L. Taylor
C. O'Brien n 8	80	2.3 7/6	0.7 2/1	—
L. Trickett n 6	19.7	2.3 2/1	1.5 2/0	—

Accrington ST — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Woods n 8	54.3	1.9 4/1	1 3/1
S. Whalley n 8	82.5	1.8 7/3	1.1 7/1
K. Mooney n 8	77.1	1.6 6/3	0.6 3/1
Alex Henderson n 8	34.4	1.6 3/1	1 3/0
B. Woods n 8	88.8	1.5 7/3	0.8 4/2

Accrington ST — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Knowles n 8	38.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Alex Henderson n 8	34.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
B. Woods n 8	88.8	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
D. Love n 8	88.8	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
S. Whalley n 8	82.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Accrington ST — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Trickett n 6	19.7	3.8 3/2
Zachariah Olumide Awe n 8	90	2.9 8/7
D. Martin n 8	37.3	2.7 5/4
B. Woods n 8	88.8	2.4 7/7
C. O'Brien n 8	80	2.4 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Colchester		Accrington ST
62%	Possession	38%
7	Shots	12
0	Shots on target	4
1	Shots off target	6
6	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	6
2	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	15
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	0
463	Passes	281
76%	Pass accuracy	69%

Colchester player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Macey	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Donnelly	90	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Jamie Carson McDonnell	90	0	0	1	Y	6.3
E. Bishop	90	0	0	1	Y	6.7
O. Thorn	90	0	1	3	0	6.3
O. Edwards	90	0	0	0	0	5.9
L. Taylor	90	1	1	0	0	6.9
M. Egbo	81	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Payne	66	0	0	0	0	6.5
F. Terry	55	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Read sub	35	0	0	2	Y	6.7
J. Gordon sub	24	0	0	1	0	6.3
H. Anderson sub	9	0	0	0	0	6.5

Accrington ST player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Francis Crellin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
D. Love	90	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7.2
F. Rawson	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.5
Zachariah Olumide Awe	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.7
B. Woods	90	0	3	1	0	4	Y	7.2
N. Khumbeni	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
J. Woods	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.7
S. Whalley	90	2	3	3	2	0	0	9.3
A. Hunter	88	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
D. Martin	83	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
T. Walton	79	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
S. Conneely sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Alex Henderson sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Mooney sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

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 Colchester v Accrington ST — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ColchesterDDWDL

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Accrington STLDLLW

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

Head-to-head last 6

Colchester 1 · 2 draws · Accrington ST 3 · 1.83 goals/game

2024-08-31 Accrington ST 1–1 Colchester
2024-02-17 Colchester 1–1 Accrington ST
2023-10-28 Accrington ST 0–1 Colchester
2018-11-10 Accrington ST 1–0 Colchester
2018-04-07 Colchester 0–1 Accrington ST
2017-08-05 Accrington ST 3–1 Colchester

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Colchester#10 pos67 pts46 pl+5 GD

Accrington ST#21 pos50 pts46 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Colchester scored1.13

Accrington ST scored1.15

Colchester conceded1.02

Accrington ST conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Colchester and Accrington ST?: In their last 6 meetings, Colchester won 1, Accrington ST won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Colchester and Accrington ST?: Recent form — Colchester 1W 3D 1L; Accrington ST 1W 1D 3L.

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