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Swindon face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 6 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, the U's carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Colchester | 1 - 0 | Swindon | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Swindon | 2 - 2 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 30 Jan | Colchester | 1 - 3 | Swindon | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Colchester | 1 - 0 | Swindon | AM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Sep | Swindon | 1 - 0 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Mar | Colchester | 0 - 1 | Swindon | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Swindon | 0 - 0 | Colchester | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The U's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Swindon is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Robins have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Colchester find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Swindon find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Swindon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Swindon | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |