This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Colchester United and Blackpool at 15:00 on Saturday 11th October 2003 in the League Division Two.
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Colchester prepare to entertain Blackpool at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The U's are clearly on top, winning 6 and drawing 4 of the 11 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Layer Road Ground was less than a year ago, in January 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Colchester | 0-2 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Blackpool | 3 - 1 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Colchester | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Colchester | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Colchester | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United 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, 7 to 5.
The Seasiders have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Seasiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Colchester's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 11 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Blackpool is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the U's in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
