This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Plymouth Argyle and Colchester United at 15:00 on Saturday, 26th February 2011 in the League One.
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Colchester U. pack their bags to visit Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, U's have recorded 1 wins, and Plymouth Arg. have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Home Park was within the last three years, in March 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 4 - 1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Pilgrims have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. U's have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Plymouth Arg. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 23 points. Colchester U.'s 45 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Colchester U. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Plymouth Arg.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 9 away matches. |
