Colchester vs Barrow: result 0-2 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 5Kick-off on August 23, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex
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What was the result of Colchester vs Barrow?
Barrow won 0-2 on August 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 9′J. EaringBarrow
- 72′Lewis ShipleyBarrow
Official lineup for Colchester vs Barrow
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Colchester
4-2-3-1- 9S. Tovide
- 21O. Edwards
- 10J. Payne
- 11J. Gordon
- 16A. Read
- 8E. Bishop
- 26Joshua Alan Powell
- 6T. Flanagan
- 5J. Tucker
- 2R. Hunt
- 1M. Macey
Barrow
3-1-4-2- 10T. Walker
- 23C. Mahoney
- 7B. Jackson
- 21J. Earing
- 8S. Smith
- 29T. Barkhuizen
- 22R. Booty
- 3Lewis Shipley
- 6N. Canavan
- 5C. Raglan
- 1W. Stanway
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colchester have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Barrow have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | Cambridge United(home) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Shrewsbury(away) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Oxford United(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Oldham(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Tranmere(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | Harrogate Town(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Notts County(home) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Preston(home) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Milton Keynes Dons(home) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Chesterfield(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Colchester wins, 3 draws, 3 Barrow wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | Colchester 0-0 Barrow | League Two |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Barrow 1-1 Colchester | League Two |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Barrow 2-0 Colchester | League Two |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Colchester 1-4 Barrow | League Two |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Colchester 1-1 Barrow | League Two |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Barrow 3-1 Colchester | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Colchester score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Barrow score 0.8 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Barrow | 0.8 | 0.7 | 7 | 2/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Colchester | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy