This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Colchester United and Leeds United at 15:00 on Saturday, 29th August 2009 in the League One.
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Colchester U. prepare to entertain Leeds United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Weston Homes Community Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Leeds Utd. 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 04 Apr | Colchester U. | 0-1 | Leeds Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 26 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 4 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 13 Feb | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Leeds Utd. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Whites's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 9 points from 4 games. Leeds Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 12 points from the 4 games they have 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 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the U's at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Whites come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Leeds Utd. | 3 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
