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Swindon Town face a trip to Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium 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 18 and win only 8 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, as the U's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Swindon Town | 1 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Swindon Town | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Swindon Town however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Colchester U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 65 points from their 40 games so far. Swindon Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 76 points from the 40 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swindon Town are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Colchester U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | 4 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |