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Ipswich Town travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Friday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 6 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was way back in the black-and-white days of February 1957, when they played out a goalless draw in a Third Division (South) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1969/1970 | Wed 03 Sep | Ipswich Town | 4 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 16 Feb | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town | D3S |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 06 Oct | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | D3S |
| 1955/1956 | Tue 27 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | D3S |
| 1955/1956 | Mon 26 Dec | Colchester U. | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | D3S |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 19 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | D3S |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 22 Aug | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 7 conceded.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Tractor Boys's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far, Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 14 from their 9 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Ipswich Town on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Colchester U.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Ipswich Town | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |