Match Report
Exeter City, 1st with 84 points, sat 29 points above Colchester United (15th, 55). Colchester United's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Exeter City 1.41 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Colchester United 1.04 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.23.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Exeter City. The last-five ledger: Exeter City 13/15, Colchester United 6/15.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Exeter City, 6 draws and 5 for Colchester United, at 3.21 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
The venue was St James Park, with room for 8,830 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Exeter City led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Exeter City: Jack Sparkes (32'), O. Zanzala (63')
Key stats
Possession: Exeter City 60% · Colchester United 40% · Total shots: 17-1 · On target: 8-0 · Corners: 7-0