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Brentford prepare to entertain Colchester United at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bees are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 3 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was less than a year ago, in April 2004, as the Bees squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Brentford | 3-2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Brentford | 4 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 16 Mar | Colchester U. | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the U's, and 9 goals against.
Brentford's total of 34 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Colchester U. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bees's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Colchester U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Colchester U. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |