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Walsall 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 25 games played, Saddlers have recorded 5 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Weston Homes Community Stadium was within the last three years, in February 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Colchester U. | 5 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Oct | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The U's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Colchester U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 14 matches. Walsall's 21 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Colchester U., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Walsall | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |