Colchester vs Accrington ST match stats & report

2–1 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 25 · Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester · Ref J. Miles

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Colchester beat Accrington ST 2–1 in League Two on 14 April 2026. Expected goals finished 1.80–0.63. Colchester had 72% of the ball.

Colchester vs Accrington ST match statistics

ColchesterAccrington ST

72% Ball possession 28%
1.80 Expected goals (xG) 0.63
17 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 8
6 Corners 2
10 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 1
543 Passes 211
80% Pass accuracy 56%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

28' Yellow card Will Goodwin Colchester
31' Yellow card A. Read Colchester
33' Goal S. Whalley (assist D. Matthews) Accrington ST
43' Goal Will Goodwin (assist O. Edwards) Colchester
63' Yellow card J. Woods Accrington ST
72' Yellow card R. Hunt Colchester
86' Goal J. Payne (assist R. Akachukwu) Colchester
90+7' Yellow card J. Tucker Colchester

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Colchester

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Danny Cowley

1 M. Macey

30 K. Vincent-Young 40 F. Terry 5 J. Tucker 2 R. Hunt

25 Finley Frank Barbrook 16 A. Read

21 O. Edwards 10 J. Payne 7 H. Anderson

19 Will Goodwin

Bench H. Chamberlain , S. Kuffour , F. Back , Kyreece Lisbie , Jaden Williams , R. Akachukwu , S. Tovide

Accrington ST

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 John Doolan

13 O. Wright

3 F. Sass 17 D. Matthews 5 F. Rawson 38 C. O'Brien

24 L. Butterfield 6 L. Coyle

20 C. Brown 11 I. Sinclair 7 S. Whalley

39 J. Woods

Bench M. Kelly , C. Hall , P. Madden , S. Conneely , D. Martin , F. Tunstall

Form guide

Colchester at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Accrington ST away

1–3–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Colchester vs Accrington ST head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Sep 25	Accrington ST v Colchester	1–0
4 Jan 25	Colchester v Accrington ST	0–2
31 Aug 24	Accrington ST v Colchester	1–1
17 Feb 24	Colchester v Accrington ST	1–1
28 Oct 23	Accrington ST v Colchester	0–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Colchester vs Accrington ST head-to-head record