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Swansea City travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 2 of the 13 games.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was just over four years ago, in April 2001, with Colchester U. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 03 Apr | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Dec | Swansea City | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | AM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 06 Feb | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Fri 11 Apr | Colchester U. | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far, Swansea City's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Swans has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Colchester U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Swansea City | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |