This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Colchester United and Brentford at 19:45 on Tuesday, 23rd February 2010 in the League One.
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Colchester U. are ready to welcome Brentford to Weston Homes Community Stadium on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 30 games played, U's have recorded 12 wins, and Brentford have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Weston Homes Community Stadium was more than three years back, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Colchester U. | 1-1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Brentford | 0 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Brentford | 3 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 62 points from 32 games. Brentford's 38 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Colchester U. may be coming up against a decent side in Brentford, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 4 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
