The game between Colchester United and Brentford in the League Division Two on Tuesday 30th September 2003 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

History of the Colchester United v Brentford fixture

Colchester prepare to entertain Brentford at Layer Road Ground on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. It couldn't be much closer,U's having the edge 9 games to 8.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Layer Road Ground was just last season, in August 2002, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 0-1 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:
2002/2003Tue 11 MarBrentford1 - 1ColchesterLD2
2002/2003Sat 24 AugColchester0-1BrentfordLD2
2001/2002Sat 02 FebColchester1 - 1BrentfordLD2
2001/2002Sat 29 SepBrentford4 - 1ColchesterLD2
2000/2001Fri 16 MarColchester3 - 1BrentfordLD2
2000/2001Tue 17 OctBrentford1 - 0ColchesterLD2
1999/2000Sat 06 MayBrentford0 - 0ColchesterLD2

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.

The away form of Brentford is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Bees have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Colchester's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Brentford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 10 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Colchester642010614
Brentford63126610

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that U's's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Brentford. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Colchester Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Brentford 14 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.