What channel is Colchester v Crawley Town on?
Colchester v Crawley Town kicks off on Tuesday 29 December at 7:45pm UK time, at JobServe Community Stadium, in League Two, matchday 22. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11 matches (2 won, 6 drawn, 3 lost), 2 draws in a row; Crawley Town are 24th with 5 points from 10 (1 won, 2 drawn, 7 lost), 2 defeats in a row. Goals: Colchester have scored 11 and conceded 14 (-3), Crawley Town have scored 11 and conceded 20 (-9). Colchester have taken 9 points from 5 home matches, Crawley Town 4 points from 5 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Colchester favourites (57%), with 1-0 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 3 wins for Colchester, 6 draws, 6 wins for Crawley Town.
How to watch Colchester v Crawley Town in the UK
The League Two TV guide →No channel has been announced for Colchester v Crawley Town yet. The UK rights to League Two are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League Two matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League Two:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Tue 20 OctChesterfield 1-1 Colchester
- Sat 17 OctColchester 0-0 Exeter
- Sat 10 OctNewport County 1-0 Colchester
- Sat 26 SeptShrewsbury 2-2 Colchester
- Sat 19 SeptColchester 1-1 Cheltenham
- Tue 20 OctCrawley Town 2-3 Shrewsbury
- Sat 17 OctSalford City 2-1 Crawley Town
- Sat 10 OctCrawley Town 2-2 Chesterfield
- Sat 3 OctWalsall -1--1 Crawley Town
- Sat 19 SeptGrimsby 2-0 Crawley Town
What is at stake
If it ended today →Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. Crawley Town are 24th, in the relegation zone: 12 pts off the play-offs. 7 points separate the two sides.
In League Two: The top three go up automatically. Play-offs from fourth to seventh. The bottom two are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Colchester and 10 for Crawley Town; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Colchester v Crawley Town down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Colchester 17, Crawley Town 20 · 2.5 per match
- 13 Mar 2026Colchester0-0Crawley TownLeague Two
- 26 Dec 2025Crawley Town1-1ColchesterLeague Two
- 13 Apr 2024Crawley Town2-3ColchesterLeague Two
- 9 Dec 2023Colchester1-2Crawley TownLeague Two
- 18 Apr 2023Crawley Town0-0ColchesterLeague Two
- 25 Oct 2022Colchester2-2Crawley TownLeague Two
- 1 Jan 2022Crawley Town3-1ColchesterLeague Two
- 18 Sept 2021Colchester0-1Crawley TownLeague Two
- 20 Feb 2021Crawley Town1-0ColchesterLeague Two
- 1 Dec 2020Colchester1-1Crawley TownLeague Two
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 13 Mar 2026: Colchester 0-0 Crawley Town. With Colchester at home: 1 home win, 4 draws and 2 away wins in 7 matches, goals 8-8. Colchester last won this fixture on 13 Apr 2024 (Crawley Town 2-3 Colchester). Crawley Town last won it on 9 Dec 2023 (Colchester 1-2 Crawley Town).
The numbers compared
All League Two team stats →Colchester on the left, Crawley Town on the right: league matches only, 11 and 10 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Colchester v Crawley Town kick off?
- Tuesday 29 December at 7:45pm UK time, at JobServe Community Stadium.
- What channel is Colchester v Crawley Town on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Colchester v Crawley Town on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Colchester v Crawley Town highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Colchester v Crawley Town being played?
- At JobServe Community Stadium, capacity 10,083. Colchester are the home side.
- Where are Colchester and Crawley Town in the table?
- Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11 matches; Crawley Town are 24th with 5 points from 10. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. Crawley Town are 24th, in the relegation zone: 12 pts off the play-offs.
- What form are Colchester and Crawley Town in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Colchester: D D L D D (2 draws in a row). Crawley Town: L L D L L (2 defeats in a row).
- Who is the favourite in Colchester v Crawley Town?
- Arena Rete's model makes Colchester favourites (57%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Colchester and Crawley Town?
- 15 meetings on record: 3 wins for Colchester, 6 draws, 6 wins for Crawley Town; goals 17-20.
- When did Colchester and Crawley Town last meet?
- On 13 Mar 2026 (League Two): Colchester 0-0 Crawley Town.
- Where can I follow Colchester v Crawley Town live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League Two TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.