This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Walsall and Colchester United at 15:00 on Saturday, 14th February 2009 in the League One.
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Colchester U. pack their bags to visit Walsall at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, U's have recorded 7 wins, and Walsall have come away with 13 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Banks's Stadium was more than three years back, in January 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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 15 Nov | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Colchester U. | 5 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Oct | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 06 Oct | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Saddlers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Walsall's 37 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Colchester U.'s 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
U's's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Walsall, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
