Colchester Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Colchester Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Colchester are averaging 3.7 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 8.2 total SOT on average. That puts them 12th of 24 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Newport, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Colchester players hit the most shots on target?

Harry Anderson leads with 7 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (0.78/g, 67% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Colchester player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Colchester's SOT profile look this season?

Colchester are averaging 3.7 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.5 for a match-total of 8.2. That ranks 12th of 24 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 11.2 shots per game and create 8.3 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Newport, the page weights each Colchester attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Colchester take 11.2 shots per game and put 3.7 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Colchester fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Colchester are currently converting 27% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Colchester player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Moses Sesay	midfielder	7	6	0.86	71%
Harry Anderson	attacker	9	7	0.78	67%
Jack Payne	midfielder	9	7	0.78	67%
Jaden Williams	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
B. Ihionvien	attacker	7	4	0.57	43%
Jack Tucker	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Ellis Iandolo	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
S. Raggett	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Kylian Kouassi	attacker	5	2	0.4	20%
Oscar Thorn	attacker	8	1	0.13	13%
Rob Hunt	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Thimothee Lo-Tutala	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Kane Vincent-Young	defender	5	0	0	0%
Leon Chiwome	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Jay Williams	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Paul Digby	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Frankie Terry	defender	2	0	0	0%
Samuel Kuffour Jr.	defender	2	0	0	0%
Milton Oni	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Jake Leake	defender	1	0	0	0%

Colchester shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Port Vale	Home	0-0	0	0	0
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Shrewsbury Town	Away	2-2	4	6	10	Moses Sesay (2)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Cheltenham Town	Home	1-1	2	2	4	Moses Sesay (1)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Crewe Alexandra	Home	1-1	5	1	6	Jack Payne (2)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Swindon Town	Away	3-1	6	6	12	Kylian Kouassi (2)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Bristol Rovers	Away	2-0	1	8	9	Moses Sesay (1)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Rochdale	Home	1-0	5	4	9	Jack Tucker (1)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Oldham Athletic	Home	2-1	5	2	7	Jack Tucker (1)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Accrington Stanley	Away	2-2	5	11	16	Rob Hunt (1)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Southampton	Home	0-2	4	5	9	Harry Anderson (2)

Colchester shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4.5
Shots on target against per game: 4.9
Match total shots on target per game: 9.4
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 4 of 24

Colchester Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.2	80%	80%	60%	0%	0%
Away	5	4.8	80%	80%	60%	40%	20%
Overall	10	4.5	80%	80%	60%	20%	10%

Colchester Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	2.8	40%	40%	20%	0%	0%
Away	5	7	100%	100%	80%	80%	40%
Overall	10	4.9	70%	70%	50%	40%	20%

Colchester Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	7	60%	40%	40%	0%	0%
Away	5	11.8	100%	100%	100%	80%	60%
Overall	10	9.4	80%	70%	70%	40%	30%

Colchester Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4.5	4.2	4.8
Total shots / match	12.3	12.6	12
Share of shots on target	37%	33%	40%
Goals per shot on target	31%	24%	38%
Shots on target per goal	3.2	4.2	2.7
Shots on target over 2.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target over 3.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target over 4.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	0%	40%
Shots on target over 6.5	10%	0%	20%

Colchester Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.9	2.8	7
Shots on target against over 2.5	70%	40%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	70%	40%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	50%	20%	80%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	0%	80%
Shots on target against over 6.5	20%	0%	40%

Colchester Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9.4	7	11.8
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	60%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	70%	40%	100%
Match shots on target over 8.5	70%	40%	100%
Match shots on target over 9.5	40%	0%	80%
Match shots on target over 10.5	30%	0%	60%

Colchester 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2.5	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	2	50%	50%	0%
Overall	4	2.25	50%	50%	25%

Colchester 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	5	100%	50%	50%
Overall	4	3	50%	25%	25%

Colchester 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	2	3.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	7	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	4	5.25	75%	75%	75%	50%

Colchester shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	League Two	Shrewsbury (A)	2-2	4	6	10	-
19 Sep	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	1-1	2	2	4	-
12 Sep	League Two	Crewe (H)	1-1	5	1	6	-
5 Sep	League Two	Swindon (A)	3-1	6	6	12	-
1 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (A)	2-0	1	8	9	-
29 Aug	League Two	Rochdale (H)	1-0	5	4	9	-
22 Aug	League Two	Oldham (H)	2-1	5	2	7	1
15 Aug	League Two	Accrington (A)	2-2	5	11	16	9
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	S'oton (H)	0-2	4	5	9	6
2 May	League Two	Cheltenham (A)	1-4	8	4	12	5

League Two shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Chesterfield	9	6.56	3.67	10.22	67%
2	Accrington Stanley	9	4.89	4.67	9.56	56%
3	York City	8	5.5	3.75	9.25	50%
4	Colchester United	8	4.13	5	9.13	63%
5	Tranmere Rovers	9	4.33	4.67	9	56%
6	Cheltenham Town	9	3.67	5.11	8.78	67%
7	Barnet	7	4.86	3.86	8.71	57%
8	Swindon Town	9	3.11	5.56	8.67	56%
9	Walsall	8	4	4.38	8.38	50%
10	Grimsby Town	9	4.89	3.11	8	56%
11	Bristol Rovers	9	4.67	3.33	8	33%
12	Crewe Alexandra	9	3.33	4.67	8	44%
13	Crawley Town	7	3.29	4.57	7.86	43%
14	Oldham Athletic	8	4.13	3.63	7.75	50%
15	Rotherham United	9	3.78	3.89	7.67	22%
16	Newport County	9	3.67	4	7.67	33%
17	Salford City	9	4.11	3.44	7.56	44%
18	Gillingham	9	3.56	4	7.56	33%
19	Rochdale	9	3.11	4.33	7.44	33%
20	Shrewsbury Town	9	3.78	3.56	7.33	56%
21	Exeter City	9	3.56	3.33	6.89	33%
22	Fleetwood Town	9	3.33	3.56	6.89	44%
23	Northampton Town	7	3.43	3.14	6.57	29%
24	Port Vale	7	2.86	3.29	6.14	0%

Colchester shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	15	3.33	4.73	8.07	33%
Vs top half	26	4.04	4.08	8.12	42%
Vs bottom half	28	4.39	3.79	8.18	46%
Vs bottom six	13	4.62	3	7.62	38%

Colchester shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	8	4.13	5	9.13	63%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	4	5	9	100%
League Two	2025/2026	46	4.24	3.74	7.98	41%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	1	3	6	9	100%
FA Cup	2025/2026	1	3	5	8	0%
League Two	2024/2025	46	3.78	3.48	7.26	30%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	2	3.5	3.5	7	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	1	3	4	0%

Colchester next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Newport (away)	7.67	3.67	4	7	4.25	2.75
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Exeter City (home)	6.89	3.56	3.33	7.5	2.25	5.25
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Chesterfield (away)	10.22	6.56	3.67	11	7.6	3.4

Colchester players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Harry Anderson	attacker	6	9	67%
2	Jack Payne	midfielder	6	9	67%
3	Moses Sesay	midfielder	5	7	71%
4	Jaden Williams	attacker	3	6	50%
5	B. Ihionvien	attacker	3	8	38%

Colchester players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Kylian Kouassi	attacker	1	5	20%
2	Moses Sesay	midfielder	1	7	14%
3	B. Ihionvien	attacker	1	8	13%
4	Harry Anderson	attacker	1	9	11%
5	Jack Payne	midfielder	1	9	11%

Newport shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	League Two	Gillingham (A)	0-0	5	1	6	-
26 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (H)	2-1	5	3	8	-
19 Sep	League Two	Accrington (A)	0-0	4	4	8	-
12 Sep	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	1-1	2	3	5	-
5 Sep	League Two	Northampton (A)	1-0	2	4	6	-
1 Sep	League Two	Salford (A)	2-1	2	7	9	-
29 Aug	League Two	Tranmere (H)	2-2	4	5	9	-
22 Aug	League Two	Bristol Rovers (A)	5-3	3	9	12	5
15 Aug	League Two	Rochdale (H)	3-0	6	0	6	5
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Wimbledon (A)	1-1	4	5	9	4