Match summary
Colchester United saw off Grimsby Town 2-0. Colchester United led 1-0 at half-time.
Tom Hopper put Colchester United ahead in the 5th minute and John Akinde made it 2-0 in the 79th minute.
Shots finished 15-8 to Grimsby Town, with 3 on target for Colchester United and 4 for Grimsby Town. Colchester United had a player sent off.
Before kick-off
Colchester United win
43%
Avg odds 2.17
Draw
28%
Avg odds 3.33
Grimsby Town win
29%
Avg odds 3.29
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.