What channel is Salford City v Colchester on?
Salford City v Colchester kicks off on Saturday 12 December at 3pm UK time, at The Peninsula Stadium, in League Two, matchday 19. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Salford City are 1st with 25 points from 12 matches (8 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost), 6 wins in a row; Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11 (2 won, 6 drawn, 3 lost), 2 draws in a row. Goals: Salford City have scored 19 and conceded 12 (+7), Colchester have scored 11 and conceded 14 (-3). Salford City have taken 15 points from 6 home matches, Colchester 3 points from 6 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Salford City favourites (61%), with 1-0 the most likely score. In the 14 previous meetings on record: 6 wins for Salford City, 3 draws, 5 wins for Colchester.
How to watch Salford City v Colchester in the UK
The League Two TV guide →No channel has been announced for Salford City 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 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
- 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 →Salford City are 1st, in the automatic promotion places: 6 pts clear of the play-offs. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone. 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 12 league matches for Salford City 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
Salford City v Colchester down the years14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Salford City 20, Colchester 14 · 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 Salford City at home: 2 home wins, 2 draws and 2 away wins in 6 matches, goals 10-8. Salford City last won this fixture on 28 Feb 2026 (Colchester 0-1 Salford City). Colchester last won it on 22 Dec 2023 (Colchester 2-1 Salford City).
The numbers compared
All League Two team stats →Salford City on the left, Colchester on the right: league matches only, 12 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Salford City v Colchester kick off?
- Saturday 12 December at 3pm UK time, at The Peninsula Stadium.
- What channel is Salford City 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 Salford City 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 Salford City v Colchester highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Salford City v Colchester being played?
- At The Peninsula Stadium, capacity 5,100. Salford City are the home side.
- Where are Salford City and Colchester in the table?
- Salford City are 1st with 25 points from 12 matches; Colchester are 19th with 12 points from 11. Salford City are 1st, in the automatic promotion places: 6 pts clear of the play-offs. Colchester are 19th: 5 pts off the play-offs and 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Salford City and Colchester in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Salford City: W W W W W (6 wins in a row). Colchester: D D L D D (2 draws in a row).
- Who is the favourite in Salford City v Colchester?
- Arena Rete's model makes Salford City favourites (61%), 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 Salford City and Colchester?
- 14 meetings on record: 6 wins for Salford City, 3 draws, 5 wins for Colchester; goals 20-14.
- When did Salford City and Colchester last meet?
- On 28 Feb 2026 (League Two): Colchester 0-1 Salford City.
- Where can I follow Salford City 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.