Colchester 1-2 Cambridge United — League Two, 19 Aug 2025
Cambridge United beat Colchester 2-1 in the League Two on 19 August 2025 at Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester. Arthur Read, James Brophy, Mamadou Jobe got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Colchester have won 1 and Cambridge United 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Colchester Community Stadium · Colchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-013'Arthur Readassist: A. Akande
- 39'Argument
- 44'Foul
- 1-145'
- 1-245'assist: Sulaiman Kaikai
- Half-time1-2
- 56'Foul
- 66'out: K. Lisbie
- 66'A. Akandeout: Owura Edwards
- 66'
- 67'Samson TovideFoul
- 68'Argument
- 71'
- 72'
- 76'
- 76'S. Tovideout: J. Williams
- 83'
- 90+3'Time wasting
- 90+5'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Colchester
- 7.6Arthur ReadM
- 7.3Josh PowellD
- 7.2Tom FlanaganD
- 6.9Jack TuckerD
- 6.9Teddy BishopM
- 6.9Owura EdwardsM
- 6.9Dominic GapeM
- 6.7Jaden WilliamsF
- 6.5Robert HuntD
- 6.5Samson TovideF
- 6.3Adrian AkandeM
- 6.2Jack PayneM
- 6.2Oscar ThornM
- 6.2Kyreece LisbieF
- 6.0Kane Vincent-YoungD
- 5.9Matt MaceyG
Cambridge United
- 7.9James BrophyM
- 7.7Mamadou JobeD
- 7.3James GibbonsD
- 7.0Jake EastwoodG
- 6.9Shane McLoughlinM
- 6.7Pelly MpanzuM
- 6.7Louis AppéréF
- 6.7Liam BennettD
- 6.5Kylian KouassiF
- 6.5Sulaiman KaikaiM
- 6.3Elias KachungaM
- 6.3Ben PurringtonD
- 6.2Kelland WattsD
- 6.2Dominic BallM
Line-ups
Cambridge United4-2-3-1
Colchester4-2-3-1
Substitutes
ColchesterDanny Cowley
Substitutes
- 15D. Gape76'M6.9
- 21Owura Edwards66'M6.9
- 11J. GordonF
- 12Tom SmithG
- 17J. Williams76'F6.7
- 26J. Powell66'D7.3
- 14K. Lisbie66'
Cambridge UnitedNeil Harris
Substitutes
- 26James Gibbons71'D7.3
- 21Shane McLoughlin72'M6.9
- 18R. LoftF
- 14Benjamin KnightM
- 16Zeno Rossi90+5'D
- 20Kylian Kouassi83'F6.5
- 31J. Briggs
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
9Total shots12
3Shots on target4
5Shots off target5
1Blocked shots3
2Corners11
2Offsides0
11Fouls16
2Yellow cards4
2Goalkeeper saves2
347Total passes314
243Accurate passes209
70%Pass accuracy67%
Colchester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Read | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Josh Powell | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Tom Flanagan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jack Tucker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Teddy Bishop | 76 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Owura Edwards | 25 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dominic Gape | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jaden Williams | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Robert Hunt | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Samson Tovide | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Adrian Akande | 66 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jack Payne | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Oscar Thorn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kyreece Lisbie | 25 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kane Vincent-Young | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Matt Macey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Cambridge United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brophy | 71 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Mamadou Jobe | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| James Gibbons | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jake Eastwood | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Shane McLoughlin | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Pelly Mpanzu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Louis Appéré | 83 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Liam Bennett | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Kylian Kouassi | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Sulaiman Kaikai | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Elias Kachunga | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Purrington | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kelland Watts | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Dominic Ball | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
ColchesterWDDDL
- W16 Aug 25AShrewsbury2-0
- D09 Aug 25AOldham1-1
- D02 Aug 25HTranmere1-1
- D03 May 25HBarrow0-0
- L26 Apr 25ASalford City1-4
Cambridge UnitedDLWLL
- D16 Aug 25HHarrogate Town1-1
- L09 Aug 25ASwindon Town2-3
- W02 Aug 25HCheltenham1-0
- L03 May 25HBirmingham1-2
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Head-to-head
- 16 Jan 21Colchester1-1Cambridge United
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- 30 Mar 19Cambridge United0-1Colchester
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