The game between Stockport County and Colchester United in the League One on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Colchester U. pack their bags to visit Stockport County at Edgeley Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, U's have recorded 5 wins, and Stockport Co. have come away with 6 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Edgeley Park was more than three years back, in March 2005, with Colchester U. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Hatters 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Stockport Co. | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Stockport Co. | 1 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Stockport Co. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 02 Mar | Stockport Co. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport County have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The U's's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Stockport Co.'s 15 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Colchester U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 8 points from their 10 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Hatters. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stockport Co. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |
