This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Exeter City and Colchester United at 15:00 on Friday, 2nd April 2010 in the League One.
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Colchester U. travel to take on Exeter City at St James' Park on Friday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, U's have recorded 8 wins, and Exeter City have come away with 15 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Exeter City was more than a decade ago, in February 1998, with Colchester U. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Grecians in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 14 Nov | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Exeter City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Exeter City | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 29 Oct | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Exeter City | 2 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the U's have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Exeter City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 38 matches. Colchester U.'s total of 65 points from their 38 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Colchester U. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from St James' Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Colchester U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |
