Season so far

League Two

Key, Colchester v Cheltenham
League position, Colchester United 13th, Cheltenham Town 21stTotal points, Colchester United 24, Cheltenham Town 17

Goals scored

Colchester United 26Cheltenham Town 14

Form guide

All competitions

Colchester United won
v Notts County
1
3
League Two
Cheltenham Town won
v Bristol Rovers
1
0
League Two
Colchester United won
v Walsall
0
2
League Two
Cheltenham Town lose
v Tranmere Rovers
3
2
League Two
Colchester United won
v Fulham U21
2
0
EFL Trophy
Cheltenham Town lose
v Notts County
1
2
League Two
Colchester United lose
v Bromley
0
2
League Two
Cheltenham Town won
v Bradford City
1
0
FA Cup
Colchester United lose
v Milton Keynes Dons
2
3
FA Cup
Cheltenham Town draw
v Tottenham Hotspur U21
2
2
EFL Trophy

Previous meetings

All competitions

Colchester United and Cheltenham Town

Played 21

Draw 5
Colchester United Won 8Cheltenham Town Won 8

Previous scores

All competitions

League Two

Cheltenham Town 0 , Colchester United 1 on the 8th of March 2025
Cheltenham Town
Colchester United
8th of March 2025

EFL Trophy

Cheltenham Town 2 , Colchester United 1 on the 14th of January 2025
Cheltenham Town
Colchester United
14th of January 2025

League Two

Colchester United 1 , Cheltenham Town 2 on the 19th of October 2024
Colchester United
Cheltenham Town
19th of October 2024

Match Facts

  • After winning their last Football League game against Cheltenham Town in March, Colchester United will be looking for successive victories over the Robins for the first time since February 2019.

  • Cheltenham Town have won two of their last three away Football League games against Colchester United (D1), after winning just one of their prior five (D1 L3).

  • Colchester have won five of their last seven league games (D1 L1), netting 3.2 goals on average per victory across that time.

  • Cheltenham have netted just 14 goals through their opening 17 League Two games this season, the fewest in the division and their fewest at this stage of a fourth-tier campaign since their first back in 1999-2000 (13).