Salford City vs Colchester: result 4-1 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 45Kick-off on April 26, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Peninsula Stadium, Salford, Greater Manchester
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What was the result of Salford City vs Colchester?
Salford City won 4-1 on April 26, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 2′H. AdelakunSalford City (pen.)
- 21′L. ShephardSalford City
- 24′C. StocktonSalford City
- 56′H. AdelakunSalford City (pen.)
- 66′E. IandoloColchester
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Salford City have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Colchester have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | Morecambe(away) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Accrington ST(home) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Doncaster(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Notts County(away) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Gillingham(home) | 2-2 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | Doncaster(away) | 0-3 | League Two |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Crewe(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Newport County(away) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Notts County(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Gillingham(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Salford City win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Colchester win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2024 | Colchester 1-2 Salford City | League Two |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Salford City 1-1 Colchester | League Two |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Colchester 2-1 Salford City | League Two |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Salford City 0-1 Colchester | League Two |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Colchester 1-1 Salford City | League Two |
| Jan 22, 2022 | Salford City 0-3 Colchester | League Two |
Last archived meeting: Colchester vs Salford City on Oct 26, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Salford City score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Colchester score 1.1 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Colchester | 1.1 | 0.9 | 8 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Salford City sit 22nd in League Two (0 points from 2 matches) and Colchester sit 5th (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Colchester | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Salford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy