The game between Colchester United and Bournemouth in the League Division Two on Saturday 27th September 2003 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Colchester prepare to entertain Bournemouth at Layer Road Ground on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The U's are clearly on top, winning 54.17% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Layer Road Ground was two seasons ago, in November 2001, with Bournemouth inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the U's 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: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 02 Apr | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Colchester | 1-2 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Bournemouth | 2 - 2 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Sep | Colchester | 3 - 1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Colchester | 3 - 1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 21 Aug | Bournemouth | 4 - 0 | Colchester | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 27 Apr | Colchester | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Bournemouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Colchester's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Bournemouth lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 15 from their 9 games so far.
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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the U's. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Bournemouth | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
