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Swindon Town prepare to entertain Colchester United at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 7 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at County Ground was just last season, in August 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the U's pummel 13 goals, and let in 4.
Swindon Town's total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Colchester U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 10 from their 6 games 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 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Robins, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Colchester U. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |