FootyMAD's Colchester United match preview

Last Updated : 03-Sep-2004 by
History of the Colchester United v Swindon Town fixture

Swindon Town face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 7 of the 30 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 17 JanSwindon Town2 - 0Colchester U.LGE1
2003/2004Fri 15 AugColchester U.0 - 1Swindon TownLGE1
2002/2003Sat 29 MarColchester U.1 - 0Swindon TownLGE1
2002/2003Sat 12 OctSwindon Town2 - 2Colchester U.LGE1
2001/2002Wed 30 JanColchester U.1 - 3Swindon TownLGE1
2001/2002Tue 16 OctColchester U.1 - 0Swindon TownAM
2001/2002Sat 01 SepSwindon Town1 - 0Colchester U.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Colchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the U's, with 6 goals against.

Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 12 points from 6 games. Swindon Town's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Colchester U.640213912
Swindon Town640212812

FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Colchester U. Won 7 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 13 .
Swindon Town 10 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.