This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Norwich City and Colchester United at 15:00 on Saturday, 8th August 2009 in the League One.
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Colchester U. face a trip to Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, U's have recorded 3 wins, and Norwich City have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, with Norwich City annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Norwich City | 5 - 1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 20 Feb | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Norwich City | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 03 Oct | Norwich City | 3 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Wed 03 Sep | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Colchester U. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Norwich City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |
