FootyMAD's Colchester United match preview

Last updated : 15 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Colchester United v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield pack their bags to visit Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Terriers have recorded 2 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 4 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Layer Road Ground was within the last three years, in September 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 11 FebHuddersfield2 - 0Colchester U.LGE1
2005/2006Sat 24 SepColchester U.1 - 1HuddersfieldLGE1
2004/2005Sat 16 AprHuddersfield2 - 2Colchester U.LGE1
2004/2005Sat 20 NovColchester U.0 - 0HuddersfieldLGE1
2002/2003Sat 15 MarColchester U.2 - 0HuddersfieldLGE1
2002/2003Sat 26 OctHuddersfield1 - 1Colchester U.LGE1
2001/2002Tue 22 JanHuddersfield2 - 1Colchester U.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Colchester United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While U's have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Huddersfield's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Terriers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Colchester U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Huddersfield's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Colchester U.61238145
Huddersfield651010116

FootyMad's prediction ...

Huddersfield are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Colchester U. Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Huddersfield 9 games since last defeat.