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Brentford face a trip to Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Bees have recorded 10 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 23 Mar | Colchester U. | 3 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Brentford | 0 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Brentford | 3 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The U's's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
The Bees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Bees, and 9 goals against.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 29 points from 17 games. Brentford see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 22 points from their 17 games played 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 U. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Colchester U. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Brentford | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |