The game between Colchester United and Southend United in the League One on Saturday, 21st February 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Colchester U. are ready to welcome Southend United to Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 37 games played, U's have recorded 16 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 14 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Weston Homes Community Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2006, with Colchester U. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Southend Utd. | 3 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 06 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Colchester U. | 3-0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Colchester U. | 0 - 3 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 17 Feb | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Southend Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Shrimpers have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Colchester U.'s 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Southend Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 37 points from their 30 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 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that U's's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southend Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | Not won in previous 12 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
