|
Norwich City face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Canaries have recorded 4 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 20 Feb | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Norwich City | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 03 Oct | Norwich City | 3 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Wed 03 Sep | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Mon 25 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | LGE1 |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 18 Jan | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | D3S |
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, 12 to 11.
The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Canaries have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 20 points from their 21 games thus far. Norwich City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 21 matches.
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Canaries out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Colchester U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |