This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United at 19:45 on Friday, 26th September 2008 in the League One.
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Colchester U. pack their bags to visit Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, U's have recorded 5 wins, and Tranmere Rvs. have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Prenton Park was within the last three years, in October 2005, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the Rovers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
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 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Tranmere Rvs.'s 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Colchester U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 5 points from their 6 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 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 12 games since last home draw. |
| Colchester U. | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
