Swindon Town vs Colchester match stats & report

3–2 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 24 · The Nigel Eady County Ground, Swindon, Wiltshire · Ref T. Reeves

Swindon Town stats & fixtures · Colchester stats & fixtures

Swindon Town beat Colchester 3–2 in League Two on 1 January 2025. Colchester had 57% of the ball.

Swindon Town vs Colchester match statistics

Swindon TownColchester

43% Ball possession 57%
15 Total shots 6
6 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 1
6 Shots inside the box 4
3 Corners 3
9 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
260 Passes 351
63% Pass accuracy 73%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

15' Goal O. Clarke (assist W. Wright) Swindon Town
30' Yellow card J. McDonnell Colchester
44' Penalty scored J. Payne Colchester
45+1' Yellow card T. Sobowale Swindon Town
45+1' Yellow card John-Kymani Gordon Colchester
60' Yellow card D. Barden Swindon Town
61' Penalty scored J. Payne Colchester
78' Yellow card E. Iandolo Colchester
82' Goal A. Drinan (assist D. Butterworth) Swindon Town
90+4' Yellow card E. Iandolo Colchester
90+4' Red card E. Iandolo Colchester
90+8' Penalty scored George Cox Swindon Town
90+9' Yellow card George Cox Swindon Town

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Swindon Town

Confirmed 5-3-2 I. Holloway

12 D. Barden

27 George Cox 34 B. Kirkman 4 R. Delaney 5 W. Wright 2 T. Sobowale

7 J. Cotterill 6 N. Ofoborh 8 O. Clarke

21 K. Tshimanga 10 H. Smith

Bench A. Drinan , G. Kilkenny , D. Butterworth , P. Glatzel , R. Longelo-Mbule , J. Cain , J. Bycroft

Colchester

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 D. Cowley

1 M. Macey

3 E. Iandolo 6 T. Flanagan 25 A. Donnelly 18 Mandela Egbo

8 E. Bishop 15 J. McDonnell

11 John-Kymani Gordon 10 J. Payne 7 H. Anderson

14 T. Hopper

Bench L. Taylor , O. Edwards , F. Kelleher , O. Thorn , T. Smith , B. Goodliffe , M. Jollife

Form guide

Swindon Town at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Colchester away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Swindon Town vs Colchester head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 Dec 24	Colchester v Swindon Town	4–0
2 Nov 24	Swindon Town v Colchester	2–1
6 Jan 24	Swindon Town v Colchester	2–2
7 Nov 23	Colchester v Swindon Town	3–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Swindon Town vs Colchester head-to-head record