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Watford travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 19 games.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1981, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Watford | 2 - 2 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 03 Jan | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Watford | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 14 Aug | Watford | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 11 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
| 1978/1979 | Fri 13 Apr | Watford | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 23 Dec | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 17 Dec | Watford | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | FAC |
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, 10 to 9.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Hornets pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.
Colchester U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 20 from their 19 matches played. Watford are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 19 games giving them a return of 36 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Colchester U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |