What channel is Crawley Town v Colchester on?
Crawley Town v Colchester kicks off on Saturday 3 April at 3pm UK time, at Broadfield Stadium, in League Two, matchday 39. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Crawley Town are 24th with 5 points from 10 matches (1 won, 2 drawn, 7 lost), 2 defeats in a row; Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11 (2 won, 6 drawn, 3 lost), 2 draws in a row. Goals: Crawley Town have scored 11 and conceded 20 (-9), Colchester have scored 11 and conceded 14 (-3). Crawley Town have taken 1 point from 5 home matches, Colchester 3 points from 6 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Crawley Town favourites (40%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 6 wins for Crawley Town, 6 draws, 3 wins for Colchester.
How to watch Crawley Town v Colchester in the UK
The League Two TV guide →No channel has been announced for Crawley Town v Colchester 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 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
- 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
What is at stake
If it ended today →Crawley Town are 24th, in the relegation zone: 12 pts off the play-offs. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. 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 10 league matches for Crawley Town and 11 for Colchester; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Crawley Town v Colchester down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Crawley Town 20, Colchester 17 · 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 Crawley Town at home: 4 home wins, 2 draws and 2 away wins in 8 matches, goals 12-9. Crawley Town last won this fixture on 9 Dec 2023 (Colchester 1-2 Crawley Town). Colchester last won it on 13 Apr 2024 (Crawley Town 2-3 Colchester).
The numbers compared
All League Two team stats →Crawley Town on the left, Colchester on the right: league matches only, 10 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Crawley Town v Colchester kick off?
- Saturday 3 April at 3pm UK time, at Broadfield Stadium.
- What channel is Crawley Town v Colchester on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Crawley Town v Colchester 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 Crawley Town v Colchester highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Crawley Town v Colchester being played?
- At Broadfield Stadium, capacity 6,134. Crawley Town are the home side.
- Where are Crawley Town and Colchester in the table?
- Crawley Town are 24th with 5 points from 10 matches; Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11. Crawley Town are 24th, in the relegation zone: 12 pts off the play-offs. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Crawley Town and Colchester in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Crawley Town: L L D L L (2 defeats in a row). Colchester: D D L D D (2 draws in a row).
- Who is the favourite in Crawley Town v Colchester?
- Arena Rete's model makes Crawley Town favourites (40%), 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 Crawley Town and Colchester?
- 15 meetings on record: 6 wins for Crawley Town, 6 draws, 3 wins for Colchester; goals 20-17.
- When did Crawley Town and Colchester last meet?
- On 13 Mar 2026 (League Two): Colchester 0-0 Crawley Town.
- Where can I follow Crawley Town v Colchester 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.