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Bristol Rvs. face a trip to Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Pirates have recorded 4 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, with Bristol Rvs. 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Colchester U. | 5 - 4 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the U's, with 3 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pirates have hit 11 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 33 points from 19 games. Bristol Rvs.'s total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Bristol Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |