Bristol Rovers vs Colchester UnitedLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League Two (England)

2025/2026

Match Timeline

90'+8Yellow Card

Micah Mbick

Colchester United

90'+3Yellow Card

Tom Lockyer

Bristol Rovers

90'+1Substitution

John-Kymani Gordon· In

Jack Payne· Out

Colchester United

90'+1Substitution

Dominic Gape· In

Samson Tovide· Out

Colchester United

89'Yellow Card

Jack Sparkes

Bristol Rovers

Goal!

0-1

Owura Edwards

85'·Colchester United

⚽

78'Substitution

Isaac Hutchinson· In

Luke Thomas· Out

Bristol Rovers

73'Yellow Card

A. Kilgour

Bristol Rovers

73'Substitution

Owura Edwards· In

Kyreece Lisbie· Out

Colchester United

66'Substitution

Tom Lockyer· In

Riley Harbottle· Out

Bristol Rovers

61'Yellow Card

Rob Hunt

Colchester United

59'Substitution

Kofi Balmer· In

Joel Senior· Out

Bristol Rovers

59'Substitution

Ellis Harrison· In

Kane Thompson-Sommers· Out

Bristol Rovers

45'+4Yellow Card

Steve Evans

Bristol Rovers

28'Yellow Card

Joel Senior

Bristol Rovers

7'Substitution

Frankie Terry· In

Ellis Iandolo· Out

Colchester United

Statistics of the Game

Bristol Rovers

Colchester United

47%Ball Possession53%

6Shots Total9

1Shots On Target2

4Corners5

22Fouls11

4Yellow Cards2

1Offsides1

1Saves1

293Passes329

3Shots Off Target3

96Attacks94

39Dangerous Attacks43

5Shots Inside Box4

1Shots Outside Box5

0Goals1

11Free Kicks22

2Shots Blocked4

4Substitutions4

1Hit Woodwork1

22Tackles9

0Assists1

177Accurate Passes235

16Total Crosses13

3Accurate Crosses6

9Interceptions9

48Duels Won64

1Big Chances Created2

1Big Chances Missed2

Bristol Rovers

Manager: S. Evans

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Luke Kevin Southwood GK	-	90'	-	30(24%)	-	-
Joel Senior DF	-	59'	-	16(53%)	-	1/6
Jack Sparkes DF	-	90'	-	31(57%)	4	5/8
A. Kilgour DF	-	90'	-	31(64%)	3	8/11
Shaqai Forde FW	-	90'	-	22(63%)	1	2/11
Luke Thomas FW	-	78'	-	17(69%)	4	5/12
Kane Thompson-Sommers MF	-	59'	0/1	9(78%)	1	2/6
R. De Havilland MF	-	90'	-	36(59%)	3	5/13
Kamil Conteh MF	-	90'	-	31(79%)	3	6/15
Riley Harbottle DF	-	66'	-	19(60%)	3	5/9
Fabrizio Cavegn FW	-	90'	0/2	8(86%)	-	0/3
Isaac Hutchinson MF	-	12'	0/1	11(83%)	1	1/3
Tom Lockyer DF	-	24'	-	11(67%)	-	1/1
Kofi Balmer DF	-	31'	-	13(73%)	1	2/5
Ellis Harrison FW	-	31'	1/2	8(70%)	-	5/9

Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bristol Rovers	L1	0	1	2	1	4/15	9-10
Colchester United	W1	4	0	5	0	8/15	10-7

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Bristol Rovers — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Crewe Alexandra2025-12-19
L2-3 vs Bromley2025-12-26
L0-2 vs Barnet2025-12-29
W3-0 @ Shrewsbury Town2026-01-01
L3-4 vs Plymouth Argyle2026-01-13

Colchester United — last 5 games

L3-4 @ Salford City2025-12-13
W4-1 vs Newport County2025-12-20
D1-1 @ Crawley Town2025-12-26
D1-1 @ Gillingham2025-12-29
W1-0 vs Milton Keynes Dons2026-01-01

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 8
Bristol Rovers wins: 3
Draws: 2
Colchester United wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.25
Over 2.5 goals: 38%
Both teams scored: 63%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 2D 1L (Bristol Rovers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.2 vs 2.25

Aggregated from 8 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-20	Colchester United	1-1	Bristol Rovers
2022-11-23	Colchester United	1-2	Bristol Rovers
2022-03-15	Bristol Rovers	1-0	Colchester United
2021-10-19	Colchester United	1-1	Bristol Rovers
2011-05-07	Colchester United	2-1	Bristol Rovers

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bristol Rovers	14	46	62	-9	WWWWD	2	+12
Colchester United	12	46	66	13	WWLLW	6	+6

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 4 ptsBristol Rovers 62 · Colchester United 66
Positions: #14 vs #12

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-01-17

Recent matches

Match•

2-2

@ Forest Green Rovers

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 0%

(0/2)

Draw 50%

(1/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

1-2

Total matches

Recent matches

League Two•Jan 17, 2026

Bristol Rovers

0-1

Colchester United

League Two•Sep 20, 2025

Colchester United

1-1

Bristol Rovers

Head to Head

Last 9 matches

Bristol Rovers wins

Draws

Colchester United wins

Goals Scored

9 - 10

Jan 17, 2026 • League Two

Bristol Rovers

0-1

Colchester United

Sep 20, 2025 • League Two

Colchester United

1-1

Bristol Rovers

Nov 23, 2022 • EFL Trophy

Colchester United

1-2

Bristol Rovers

Match Report

In the standings it was Bristol Rovers 14th on 62 points, Colchester United 12th on 66 — separated by 4. On the form table Bristol Rovers stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall.

The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Bristol Rovers, 2 draws and 3 for Colchester United, at 2.25 goals per meeting.

Goal scorers

Colchester United: Owura Edwards (85')

Key stats

Possession: Bristol Rovers 47% · Colchester United 53% · Total shots: 6-9 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 4-5

More details:

Bristol Rovers — live results and schedule Colchester United — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United?

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Colchester United. League Two (England) match played on 17 Jan 2026.

What league is Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United in?

This match is part of the League Two (England). Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Colchester United?

In 8 meetings between 2009 and 2026: Bristol Rovers has 3 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses against Colchester United.

Match Timeline

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Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United — computed insights

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Head to Head

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