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Brentford face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 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 just last season, in March 2005, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bees's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 64 points from 38 games. Brentford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 67 points from the 39 games they have 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Bees has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Colchester U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 4 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brentford | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |