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Stoke City face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Potters have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, with Colchester U. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Colchester U. | 1 - 3 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Sep | Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While U's have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Potters have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 44 games have yielded only 37 points. Stoke City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 75 points from the 44 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Potters of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Layer Road Ground with Stoke City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |