Northampton Town vs Colchester United — match summary
England · League Two · kick-off 24 Oct 2026 18:30
Full time · score 2-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Northampton Town 39 · Colchester United 33
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Northampton Town 50 · Colchester United 42
Shots on target 4-3 · corners 6-2 · possession 34-66
NextGOAL tip: Colchester United +0.5 · 3 stars
In this League Two fixture, the two teams meet while both are still stuck near the bottom of the table. Northampton Town have collected 10 points from 10 matches, while Colchester United have 12 points from 11 matches. Each side needs points to climb out of the lower reaches of the table, so the game carries more weight than the standings suggest. Northampton Town have just lost 0-1 at home in their latest match, and across their last five games they have won only once. Their attack is still blunt, scoring just 6 goals in 10 league matches, while Colchester United have not won in 5 straight games but drew 4 of those. They have conceded 14 goals in 11 matches. The two sides are therefore not so different, and neither has found a way to close games out. The expected pattern is for Northampton Town to have slightly more of the ball, based on their 45.8% possession over the last 10 matches compared with 50.1% for Colchester United, but the home side's attack is still not threatening. Colchester United are likely to sit back and wait to counter, especially late in games, when they concede 38% of all the goals they let in. The game looks likely to finish tight and goals do not look likely to be plentiful.