Colchester v Gillingham result

Full-time · Colchester 2–0 Gillingham

League Two · Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00 GMT · Colchester Community Stadium

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

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Colchester 2–0 Gillingham — Colchester won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Colchester beat Gillingham 2–0 at Colchester Community Stadium in League Two on Thursday 26 December. Colchester are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Colchester led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Colchester: L. Taylor (6’) and J. Gordon (85’).

What it changes

Colchester have scored 52 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Colchester have conceded 47 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Gillingham have scored 41 goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Gillingham have conceded 46 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Colchester have kept a clean sheet in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Taylor (Colchester) 5.8, J. Gordon (Colchester) 5.4 and Jamie Carson McDonnell (Colchester) 4.9 led the match.

Next up

Colchester next host Gillingham on 14 November 2026.

Gillingham next travel to Colchester on 14 November 2026.

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

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

The Numbers

Result: Colchester 2–0 Gillingham · League Two
Venue: Colchester Community Stadium · Colchester
Referee: F. Hallam
Head-to-head (last 4): Colchester 2 · draws 0 · Gillingham 2 · 1.75 goals/game
Recent form: Colchester 2W 3D 0L · Gillingham 2W 1D 2L

Colchester 2–0 Gillingham (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 / 1

Goals

against 0.38 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.83 / 3

Corners

against 4.5 / 2.83 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.5 / 2

Shots on target

against 1.67 / 2.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2.17 / 1.17 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 December 2024. 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	Colchester for / against	Line	Gillingham for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.83 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12.17 for · 8.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	8.17 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.17 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.83 for · 8 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5

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 20 December 2024. 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
M. Macey n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
E. Iandolo n 8	90	1 7/1	1.3 4/2	R. Hutton
J. Payne n 8	66.4	1 3/1	1.7 5/3	J. Nolan
S. Tovide n 8	62	2.9 7/5	3.1 7/6	—
M. Egbo n 8	66.9	0.3 2/0	0.7 4/0	M. Clark
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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 20 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Macey n 8	90	0 0/0
E. Iandolo n 8	90	2.3 8/5
J. Payne n 8	66.4	2.4 5/4
S. Tovide n 8	62	0.5 2/1
M. Egbo n 8	66.9	1.3 5/2
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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 20 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Macey n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Iandolo n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
J. Payne n 8	66.4	1.2 4/3	1 4/2
S. Tovide n 8	62	1.6 4/4	1.1 3/3
M. Egbo n 8	66.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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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 20 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Macey n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Iandolo n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Payne n 8	66.4	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Tovide n 8	62	0.4 1/1	0.4 2/0
M. Egbo n 8	66.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Gillingham

Gillingham Defensive

Gillingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 20 December 2024. 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
M. Ehmer n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.8 4/1	—
J. Clarke n 8	76.9	1.2 5/2	1.3 5/4	—
M. Clark n 8	86.5	0.8 4/1	0.4 2/1	M. Egbo
R. Hutton n 8	74.1	0.8 5/0	0.3 2/0	E. Iandolo
J. Nolan n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0	J. Payne
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Gillingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 20 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Ehmer n 8	90	1.1 6/2
J. Clarke n 8	76.9	1.9 7/3
M. Clark n 8	86.5	2.9 7/4
R. Hutton n 8	74.1	1.7 6/4
J. Nolan n 8	54.9	1 3/2
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Gillingham Attacking

Gillingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 20 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Ehmer n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0.1 1/0
J. Clarke n 8	76.9	1.5 6/3	1 6/1
M. Clark n 8	86.5	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
R. Hutton n 8	74.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Nolan n 8	54.9	0.8 2/2	0.4 2/0
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Gillingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 20 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Ehmer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Clarke n 8	76.9	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
M. Clark n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
R. Hutton n 8	74.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Nolan n 8	54.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Colchester Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Macey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
M. Egbo	90	0	0	0	2	2	Y	7.3
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Donnelly	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
E. Iandolo	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Jamie Carson McDonnell	90	0	0	0	1	5	Y	7
J. Payne	90	0	5	1	0	5	0	6.6
A. Read	73	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
O. Edwards	73	0	1	1	2	1	0	7
L. Taylor	73	1	2	1	0	1	0	7.6
O. Thorn	60	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
H. Anderson sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Bishop sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Gordon sub	17	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.9
T. Hopper sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Gillingham Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
R. Hutton	90	2	1	1	1	0	6.2
M. Ehmer	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. McKenzie	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
J. Clarke	90	1	0	1	3	Y	7
E. Nevitt	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Coleman	81	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Masterson	63	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Rowe	63	1	0	1	3	0	6.7
M. Clark	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Nolan	45	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
S. Ogie sub	45	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
A. Little sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
B. Dack sub	27	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
T. Dieng sub	27	0	0	2	2	0	6.6
J. Andrews sub	9	0	0	0	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 Gillingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ColchesterWDWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1 scored / 0 conceded per game

GillinghamLLWWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Colchester 2 · 0 draws · Gillingham 2 · 1.75 goals/game

2024-01-01 Colchester 0–1 Gillingham
2023-08-26 Gillingham 0–3 Colchester
2023-01-21 Colchester 0–2 Gillingham
2022-12-26 Gillingham 0–1 Colchester

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Colchester#10 pos67 pts46 pl+5 GD

Gillingham#17 pos58 pts46 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Colchester scored1.13

Gillingham scored0.89

Colchester conceded1.02

Gillingham conceded1

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What is the head-to-head record between Colchester and Gillingham?: In their last 4 meetings, Colchester won 2, Gillingham won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Colchester and Gillingham?: Recent form — Colchester 2W 3D 0L; Gillingham 2W 1D 2L.

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