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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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 15 Aug | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Swindon Town | 2 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Swindon Town is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Robins have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Colchester U.'s total of 59 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Swindon Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 39 points from their 37 games thus 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 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
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 U. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Swindon Town | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |