This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Colchester United and Yeovil Town at 15:00 on 8th October 2011 in the League One.

Footymad preview History of the Colchester United v Yeovil Town fixture

Yeovil Town 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 8 games played, Glovers have recorded 1 wins, and Colchester United have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Yeovil Town 4 - 2 Colchester U. League One
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Colchester U. 0-0 Yeovil Town League One
2009/2010 Tue 16 Feb Yeovil Town 0 - 1 Colchester U. League One
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Colchester U. 2 - 1 Yeovil Town League One
2008/2009 Sat 02 May Yeovil Town 0 - 2 Colchester U. League One
2008/2009 Tue 25 Nov Colchester U. 1 - 0 Yeovil Town League One
2005/2006 Sat 06 May Yeovil Town 0 - 0 Colchester U. League One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Colchester United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Yeovil Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Glovers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Colchester United's 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Yeovil Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Colchester United 6 2 3 1 5 6 9
Yeovil Town 6 1 0 5 10 15 3

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Glovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Colchester United. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Colchester United Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Yeovil Town Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here