FootyMAD Colchester United match preview

History of the Barnsley v Colchester United fixture

Barnsley prepare to entertain Colchester United at Oakwell on Saturday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The Tykes are slightly behind, with 4 wins posted against 5 losses.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Sat 22 Mar	Barnsley	1-1	Colchester	LD2
2002/2003	Tue 29 Oct	Colchester	1 - 1	Barnsley	LD2
2001/2002	Tue 11 Sep	Colchester	1 - 3	Barnsley	LC
1980/1981	Tue 07 Apr	Barnsley	3 - 0	Colchester	DIV3
1980/1981	Sat 11 Oct	Colchester	2 - 2	Barnsley	DIV3
1979/1980	Sat 16 Feb	Barnsley	1 - 2	Colchester	DIV3
1979/1980	Sat 29 Sep	Colchester	0 - 0	Barnsley	DIV3

Recent respective form guides

Barnsley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The U's have managed to tuck away 9 goals in this period, and concede just the 2.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Barnsley	6	2	0	4	5	7	6
Colchester	6	1	3	2	4	7	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Barnsley, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Barnsley	4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Colchester	Undefeated in last 6 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games.