This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Colchester United and Bristol Rovers at 15:00 on Saturday, 5th December 2009 in the League One.
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Colchester U. prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 12 games played, U's have recorded 6 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Weston Homes Community Stadium was just last season, in October 2008, with Bristol Rvs. 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Colchester U. | 0-1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Colchester U. | 5 - 4 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the U's, with 3 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pirates have hit 11 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 33 points from 19 games. Bristol Rvs.'s total of 31 points from their 19 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 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Colchester U. may be coming up against a decent side in Bristol Rvs., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Bristol Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |
