Match summary
Colchester United won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Tranmere Rovers. Colchester United led 2-0 at half-time.
Lyle Taylor put Colchester United ahead in the 7th minute, Taylor made it 2-0 in the 38th minute, and Samson Tovide made it 3-0 in the 78th minute.
Shots finished 14-11 to Tranmere Rovers, with 8 on target for Colchester United and 6 for Tranmere Rovers.
Before kick-off
Colchester United win
44%
Avg odds 2.12
Draw
28%
Avg odds 3.31
Tranmere Rovers win
28%
Avg odds 3.39
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.