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Colchester vs Gillingham: result 2-1 and analysis

EFL TrophySouthern - 2Kick-off on October 7, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex

Colchester
2-1
Gillingham

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What was the result of Colchester vs Gillingham?

Colchester won 2-1 on October 7, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 15′S. VokesGillingham
  • 85′Micah MbickColchester
  • 90′A. ReadColchester (pen.)

Official lineup for Colchester vs Gillingham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colchester

  1. 9S. Tovide
  1. 10J. Payne
  2. 11J. Gordon
  3. 17Jaden Williams
  4. 21O. Edwards
  5. 47R. Harvey
  1. 2R. Hunt
  2. 5J. Tucker
  3. 26Joshua Alan Powell
  4. 44S. Kuffour
  1. 12T. Smith

Gillingham

  1. 18Marcus Wyllie
  2. 19S. Vokes
  1. 3M. Clark
  2. 27N. Khumbeni
  3. 33C. Beszant
  1. 2R. Hutton
  2. 15Travis Akomeah
  3. 22S. Ogie
  4. 31L. Dobbs
  5. 32Lenni Rae Cirino
  1. 25J. Turner
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colchester have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Gillingham have 8, 4 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Colchester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2025Chesterfield(home)6-2League Two
Sep 27, 2025Fleetwood Town(away)2-4League Two
Sep 20, 2025Bristol Rovers(home)1-1League Two
Sep 13, 2025Accrington ST(away)0-1League Two
Sep 6, 2025Crewe(home)1-1League Two
Gillingham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2025Milton Keynes Dons(away)2-3League Two
Sep 27, 2025Harrogate Town(home)0-1League Two
Sep 20, 2025Newport County(away)3-1League Two
Sep 13, 2025Notts County(home)1-0League Two
Sep 6, 2025Bromley(away)2-2League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Colchester wins, 1 draw, 2 Gillingham wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 1, 2025Gillingham 1-1 ColchesterLeague Two
Dec 26, 2024Colchester 2-0 GillinghamLeague Two
Jan 1, 2024Colchester 0-1 GillinghamLeague Two
Aug 26, 2023Gillingham 0-3 ColchesterLeague Two
Jan 21, 2023Colchester 0-2 GillinghamLeague Two
Dec 26, 2022Gillingham 0-1 ColchesterLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Gillingham vs Colchester on Apr 1, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Colchester score 1.4 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Gillingham score 1.6 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colchester1.41.4111/155/15
Gillingham1.60.958/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colchester sit 1st in EFL Trophy (9 points from 3 matches) and Gillingham sit 3rd (3 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1Colchester3300629
3Gillingham3102563

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

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