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Sheff. Utd. travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was back in September 2000, over five years ago, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 15 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 31 Jan | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 28 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Colchester U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While U's have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
Colchester U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 28 games have yielded only 26 points. Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 36 points from their 29 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Blades of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Layer Road Ground with Sheff. Utd. coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | No sequences of note |