FootyMAD's Colchester United match preview

Last updated : 30 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Wrexham v Colchester United fixture

Wrexham are ready to welcome Colchester United to Racecourse Ground on Friday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Red Dragons have the slight edge, having won 11 of the 23 games compared to Colchester's 6 wins.

The previous match played between the two at Racecourse Ground was within the last three years, in August 2001, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 05 JanColchester2 - 1WrexhamLD2
2001/2002Sat 25 AugWrexham1-1ColchesterLD2
2000/2001Sat 17 FebWrexham1 - 0ColchesterLD2
2000/2001Sat 16 SepColchester1 - 1WrexhamLD2
1999/2000Mon 24 AprWrexham1 - 0ColchesterLD2
1999/2000Fri 01 OctColchester2 - 2WrexhamLD2
1998/1999Fri 15 JanColchester1 - 3WrexhamLD2

Recent respective form guides

Wrexham have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Red Dragons in those games, with 6 conceded.

Colchester have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The U's's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Wrexham's 24 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Colchester lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 25 from their 16 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Wrexham641113613
Colchester63128810

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Colchester is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Red Dragons in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Wrexham Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Colchester 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.