Match summary
Colchester United saw off Tranmere Rovers 2-0. Colchester United led 1-0 at half-time.
Joe Taylor put Colchester United ahead in the 11th minute and Bradley Ihionvien made it 2-0 in the 87th minute.
Shots finished 27-10 to Colchester United, with 12 on target for Colchester United and 4 for Tranmere Rovers.
Before kick-off
Colchester United win
41%
Avg odds 2.27
Draw
28%
Avg odds 3.34
Tranmere Rovers win
31%
Avg odds 3.08
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.