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Bristol City pack their bags to visit Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Robins have recorded 6 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Layer Road Ground was within the last three years, in January 2006, as the U's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 17 Jan | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While U's have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Bristol City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 32 points from their 32 games thus far. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 58 points from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Robins of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Layer Road Ground with Bristol City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Bristol City | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |