Colchester United 2-1 Scunthorpe United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 30 October 2021

Result

Colchester United 2-1 Scunthorpe United

League Two · Saturday 30 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Colchester United 2-1 Scunthorpe United: match report

Colchester United defeated Scunthorpe United 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 30 October 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Freddie Sears opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Freddie Sears (5') and A. Dobra (14'). Scunthorpe United scored through H. Davis (82').

Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards; Scunthorpe United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 19th on 14 points from 14 and Scunthorpe United 24th on 11 points from 14. Colchester United went on to finish that season 15th with 55 points, and Scunthorpe United 24th with 26.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Scunthorpe United in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Armando Dobra of Colchester United (8.2), ahead of Freddie Sears (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Colchester United win, 5 draws and 4 for Scunthorpe United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Freddie SearsColchester United · 1-0
  • 14'Goal · A. DobraColchester United · 2-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Luke ChambersColchester United
  • 41'Yellow card · Brendan WireduColchester United
  • 42'Yellow card · Myles HippolyteScunthorpe United
  • 77'Yellow card · L. ThompsonScunthorpe United
  • 82'Goal · H. DavisScunthorpe United · 2-1
  • 90+3'Yellow card · H. HackneyScunthorpe United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 1, draws 5, Scunthorpe United 4.

Team news

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Colchester United line-up (4-3-3)

Shamal George, Miles Welch-Hayes, Luke Chambers, Tom Eastman, Charlie Daniels, Noah Chilvers, Cole Skuse, Brendan Wiredu, Sylvester Jasper, Freddie Sears, Armando Dobra

Scunthorpe United line-up (5-3-2)

Rory Watson, Ross Millen, Harry Davis, Manny Onariase, George Taft, Lewis Thompson, Hayden Hackney, Tom Pugh, Myles Hippolyte, Ryan Loft, Jake Scrimshaw