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Bradford City 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 12 games played, Bantams have recorded 3 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw 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 | Tue 27 Sep | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Bradford City | 2 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Fri 19 Feb | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 26 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 07 Jan | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 23 Aug | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, U's have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 5.
In complete contrast to Colchester U., Bradford City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Colchester U. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 52 points from the 28 games they have played so far. Bradford City's 39 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bantams 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 U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 10 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Won their latest 8 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Bradford City | 4 games since last defeat. |