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Bristol City face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Robins have recorded 5 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, the U's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Bristol City | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 4 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 39 points from their 31 games played so far, Bristol City's 45 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Robins could well see them head back from Layer Road Ground with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Bristol City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |