Season so far

League Two

Key, Colchester v Bristol Rovers
League position, Colchester United 19th, Bristol Rovers 9thTotal points, Colchester United 7, Bristol Rovers 13

Goals scored

Colchester United 7Bristol Rovers 9

Form guide

All competitions

Colchester United lose
v Accrington Stanley
1
0
League Two
Bristol Rovers won
v Barrow
2
1
League Two
Colchester United draw
v Crewe Alexandra
1
1
League Two
Bristol Rovers won
v Newport County
2
3
League Two
Colchester United won
v Wycombe Wanderers
1
2
EFL Trophy
Bristol Rovers won
v Grimsby Town
0
1
League Two
Colchester United draw
v Barnet
1
1
League Two
Bristol Rovers draw
v Tottenham Hotspur U21
4
4
EFL Trophy
Colchester United lose
v Barrow
0
2
League Two
Bristol Rovers won
v Cambridge United
1
0
League Two

Previous meetings

All competitions

Colchester United and Bristol Rovers
Played 15
Colchester United Won 5Bristol Rovers Won 7Draw 3

Previous scores

All competitions

EFL Trophy

Colchester United 1 , Bristol Rovers 2 on the 23rd of November 2022
Colchester United
Bristol Rovers
23rd of November 2022

League Two

Bristol Rovers 1 , Colchester United 0 on the 15th of March 2022
Bristol Rovers
Colchester United
15th of March 2022
Colchester United 1 , Bristol Rovers 1 on the 19th of October 2021
Colchester United
Bristol Rovers
19th of October 2021

Match Facts

  • Colchester United have won six of their last nine Football League home games against Bristol Rovers (D1 L2), although their last was a 1-1 draw in October 2021.

  • This will be just the third time Colchester United and Bristol Rovers have faced in England’s fourth tier, after the U’s drew 1-1 at home and lost 1-0 away in 2021-22.

  • Colchester have won just one of their last 12 league games (D6 L5), failing to score more than one goal in all but one of those fixtures.

  • Bristol Rovers have won each of their last four league games, and will be looking to win five in succession for the first time since March 2016 (6).