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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 26 games played, Saddlers have recorded 6 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the U's, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Colchester U., Walsall are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saddlers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 25 points from 13 games. Walsall's 17 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Colchester U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 3 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Walsall | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |