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Southend Utd. pack their bags to visit Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Shrimpers have recorded 14 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 16 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.
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| 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,
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| 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 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Shrimpers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. 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. |