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Walsall are ready to welcome Colchester United to Bescot Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 23 games played, Saddlers have recorded 11 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 6 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2001, with Colchester U. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Saddlers in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | Walsall | 0-1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 06 Oct | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 20 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 01 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 13 Sep | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Walsall are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 10 points from their 11 games thus far. Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 19 points from 11 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occassion, Colchester U. will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Colchester U. | 5 games since last defeat. |