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Plymouth face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 10 of the 13 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the U's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Plymouth | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Plymouth | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Jan | Plymouth | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 12 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth | LD3 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 15 Nov | Plymouth | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | DIV3 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 16 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Plymouth | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 3 conceded.
Plymouth have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Colchester U.'s total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Plymouth are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Two, and have accumulated 34 points from the 19 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| Plymouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Plymouth have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Colchester U. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Plymouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |