What channel is Colchester v Salford City on?
Colchester v Salford City kicks off on Saturday 10 April at 3pm UK time, at JobServe Community Stadium, in League Two, matchday 40. 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; Salford City are 1st with 25 points from 12 (8 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost), 6 wins in a row. Goals: Colchester have scored 11 and conceded 14 (-3), Salford City have scored 19 and conceded 12 (+7). Colchester have taken 9 points from 5 home matches, Salford City 10 points from 6 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Salford City favourites (39%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 14 previous meetings on record: 5 wins for Colchester, 3 draws, 6 wins for Salford City.
How to watch Colchester v Salford City in the UK
The League Two TV guide →No channel has been announced for Colchester v Salford City 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 OctBristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City
- Sat 17 OctSalford City 2-1 Crawley Town
- Sat 10 OctCheltenham 0-2 Salford City
- Sat 3 OctSalford City 1-0 Fleetwood Town
- Sat 26 SeptOldham 1-4 Salford City
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. Salford City are 1st, in the automatic promotion places: 6 pts clear of the play-offs. 13 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 12 for Salford City; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Colchester v Salford City down the years14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Colchester 14, Salford City 20 · 2.4 per match
- 28 Feb 2026Colchester0-1Salford CityLeague Two
- 13 Dec 2025Salford City4-3ColchesterLeague Two
- 26 Apr 2025Salford City4-1ColchesterLeague Two
- 26 Oct 2024Colchester1-2Salford CityLeague Two
- 27 Feb 2024Salford City1-1ColchesterLeague Two
- 22 Dec 2023Colchester2-1Salford CityLeague Two
- 15 Apr 2023Salford City0-1ColchesterLeague Two
- 24 Jan 2023Colchester1-1Salford CityLeague Two
- 22 Jan 2022Colchester0-3Salford CityLeague Two
- 2 Oct 2021Colchester0-2Salford CityLeague Two
and 4 older ones.
The last meeting was on 28 Feb 2026: Colchester 0-1 Salford City. With Colchester at home: 3 home wins, 1 draw and 4 away wins in 8 matches, goals 6-10. Colchester last won this fixture on 22 Dec 2023 (Colchester 2-1 Salford City). Salford City last won it on 28 Feb 2026 (Colchester 0-1 Salford City).
The numbers compared
All League Two team stats →Colchester on the left, Salford City on the right: league matches only, 11 and 12 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Colchester v Salford City kick off?
- Saturday 10 April at 3pm UK time, at JobServe Community Stadium.
- What channel is Colchester v Salford City 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 Salford City 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 Salford City highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Colchester v Salford City being played?
- At JobServe Community Stadium, capacity 10,083. Colchester are the home side.
- Where are Colchester and Salford City in the table?
- Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11 matches; Salford City are 1st with 25 points from 12. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. Salford City are 1st, in the automatic promotion places: 6 pts clear of the play-offs.
- What form are Colchester and Salford City in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Colchester: D D L D D (2 draws in a row). Salford City: W W W W W (6 wins in a row).
- Who is the favourite in Colchester v Salford City?
- Arena Rete's model makes Salford City favourites (39%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Colchester and Salford City?
- 14 meetings on record: 5 wins for Colchester, 3 draws, 6 wins for Salford City; goals 14-20.
- When did Colchester and Salford City last meet?
- On 28 Feb 2026 (League Two): Colchester 0-1 Salford City.
- Where can I follow Colchester v Salford City 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.