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Walsall face a trip to Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Saddlers have recorded 6 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, the U's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 04 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 6 conceded.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Saddlers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Colchester U.'s 41 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Walsall are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 30 points from their 31 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 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Walsall | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |