Colchester United vs Grimsby Town

League Two 28 Mar 2025, 19:45
Colchester United
Colchester United
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
🏟 JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex) 👤 C. Breakspear Round 39

Match report

Grimsby Town edged past Colchester United 2-1 in the League Two on 28 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Grimsby Town had 16 shots to Colchester United's 6.

The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex), with C. Breakspear in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 6 - 16 On target 2 - 6 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 15 - 14 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Evan Khouri
Grimsby Town · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Arthur Read captained the side
8 Harvey Rodgers captained the side
8 George McEachran captained the side
7 Owura Edwards 1 goal
First half vs second half
Grimsby Town came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–5 5–11
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–6
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 2–1 2–2
Attacks 46–62 30–41
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
5 Substitution 3
76 Attacks 103
42 Dangerous Attacks 42
3 On Target 6
5 Off Target 10
6 Shots Total 16
2 Shots On Goal 6
1 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 5
2 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 6
15 Fouls 14
4 Corners 3
1 Offsides 3
59% Ball Possession 41%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 1
388 Passes Total 269
280 Passes Accurate 167
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Colchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Macey
18 M. Egbo 4 F. Kelleher 6 T. Flanagan 19 R. Hunt
15 J. McDonnell 16 A. Read
7 H. Anderson 10 J. Payne 21 O. Edwards
33 L. Taylor
Grimsby Town · 3-1-4-2
1 J. Wright
5 H. Rodgers 24 D. Tharme 21 T. Warren
20 G. McEachran
11 J. Svanþórsson 4 K. Green 30 E. Khouri 33 D. Hume
32 D. Rose 14 L. Barrington
Colchester United
Coach
D. Cowley
Substitutes
  • 11 John-Kymani Gordon
  • 30 Kane Vincent-Young
  • 17 Tyreece Simpson
  • 31 Oscar Thorn
  • 25 Anthony Scully
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 22 Jack Tucker
Grimsby Town
Coach
D. Artell
Substitutes
  • 7 Jordan Davies
  • 6 Curtis Thompson
  • 8 Jayden Luker
  • 12 Jake Eastwood
  • 17 Cameron McJannett
  • 19 Géza Dávid Turi
  • 18 Darragh Burns
Substitutions
  • 27' ↑ J. Gordon ↓ H. Anderson Colchester United
  • 77' ↑ J. Davies ↓ K. Green Grimsby Town
  • 84' ↑ T. Simpson ↓ F. Kelleher Colchester United
  • 84' ↑ K. Vincent-Young ↓ R. Hunt Colchester United
  • 85' ↑ O. Thorn ↓ J. Gordon Colchester United
  • 88' ↑ C. Thompson ↓ G. McEachran Grimsby Town
  • 89' ↑ A. Scully ↓ A. Read Colchester United
  • 89' ↑ J. Luker ↓ L. Barrington Grimsby Town
Cards
  • 28' K. Green Grimsby Town
  • 79' E. Khouri Grimsby Town
  • 82' R. Hunt Colchester United
  • 84' O. Edwards Colchester United
Head-to-head
Colchester United 4 1 draws 3 Grimsby Town
2026-01-27 Colchester vs Grimsby 0 - 1
2025-10-11 Grimsby vs Colchester 1 - 2
2025-03-28 Colchester United vs Grimsby Town 1 - 2
2024-11-23 Grimsby Town vs Colchester United 0 - 1
2023-10-24 Grimsby Town vs Colchester United 2 - 3
2021-03-13 Grimsby Town vs Colchester United 0 - 0
Recent form
Colchester United D D D W L
Grimsby Town D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester United vs Grimsby Town?
Colchester United lost 1-2 against Grimsby Town on 28 March 2025.
Who won Colchester United vs Grimsby Town?
Grimsby Town won the match 2-1.
Where was Colchester United vs Grimsby Town played?
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex).
Who had more possession in Colchester United vs Grimsby Town?
Colchester United had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.