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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Colchester United at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Sheff. Wed. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2-0 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 18 Oct | Colchester U. | 4 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Colchester U. | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 02 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the U's have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 23 points from their 18 games played so far, Colchester U. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Sheff. Wed. are not exactly setting the world alight at Hillsborough in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Won 3 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |