Match summary
Colchester United beat Port Vale 2-1, with a late winner. Colchester United led 1-0 at half-time.
Samson Tovide put Colchester United ahead in the 34th minute, Rico Richards equalised in the 85th minute, and Fiacre Kelleher won it with a header in the 86th minute.
Shots finished 11-8 to Colchester United, with 6 on target for Colchester United and 3 for Port Vale.
Before kick-off
Colchester United win
42%
Avg odds 2.24
Draw
32%
Avg odds 2.87
Port Vale win
26%
Avg odds 3.62
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.