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Leicester City face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground at tea-time on Saturday, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.
The only previous meeting between Colchester U. and Leicester City at was less than a year ago, in January 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 12.
The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Colchester U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches. Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far,
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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Colchester U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |