Season so far

League Two

Key, Cheltenham v Colchester
League position, Cheltenham Town 17th, Colchester United 13thTotal points, Cheltenham Town 52, Colchester United 63

Goals scored

Cheltenham Town 52Colchester United 58

Form guide

All competitions

Cheltenham Town lose
v Bristol Rovers
4
0
League Two
Colchester United lose
v Notts County
0
1
League Two
Cheltenham Town lose
v Tranmere Rovers
1
3
League Two
Colchester United lose
v Harrogate Town
1
0
League Two
Cheltenham Town won
v Newport County
1
0
League Two
Colchester United won
v Accrington Stanley
2
1
League Two
Cheltenham Town won
v Gillingham
2
1
League Two
Colchester United won
v Swindon Town
3
0
League Two
Cheltenham Town won
v Walsall
0
4
League Two
Colchester United won
v Tranmere Rovers
0
1
League Two

Previous meetings

All competitions

Cheltenham Town and Colchester United

Played22

Draw 5
Cheltenham Town Won 8Colchester United Won 9

Previous scores

All competitions

League Two

Colchester United 2 , Cheltenham Town 0 on the 29th of November 2025
Colchester United
Cheltenham Town
29th of November 2025
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

Match Facts

  • Cheltenham lost their reverse meeting with Colchester this season 2-0 in November; only in 2016-17 and 2018-19 have they lost home and away to the U’s in a Football League season.

  • Colchester won this exact fixture last season 1-0, but have never before won successive Football League trips to Cheltenham.

  • Including the curtailed 2019-20 season, Cheltenham have only won their final match in one of their last 12 Football League campaigns (D5 L6), beating Harrogate 4-1 in May 2020-21.

  • Colchester have only won their final match in one of their last five league seasons (D3 L1), including none of their last three (D2 L1) since beating Hartlepool 2-0 in 2021-22.