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Sheff Wed travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the Owls.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1979, when they played out a goalless draw in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 02 Feb | Sheff Wed | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 15 Sep | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 18 Nov | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 26 Aug | Sheff Wed | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 29 Apr | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 03 Dec | Sheff Wed | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | DIV3 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 27 Mar | Sheff Wed | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the U's score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Sheff Wed have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Colchester U.'s total of 28 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Sheff Wed's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Sheff Wed | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff Wed have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Colchester U. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Sheff Wed | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |