The game between Hereford United and Colchester United in the League One on Saturday, 18th April 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Colchester U. travel to take on Hereford United at Edgar Street on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The U's will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 11 occasions, and draw 7, from the 19 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Hereford Utd. was more than a decade ago, in December 1997, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in an F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 16 Dec | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 31 Aug | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Colchester U. | 2 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hereford United's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Bulls have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Colchester U.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The U's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Hereford Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 42 games have yielded only 33 points. Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 57 points from their 43 games played 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 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the U's has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Hereford Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hereford Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
