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Southampton are ready to welcome Colchester United to St. Marys on Friday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Saints have tasted victory on 8 of the 10 occasions the teams have met.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was within the last three years, in October 2004, as the Saints squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Oct | Southampton | 3-2 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 26 Oct | Southampton | 4 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1982/1983 | Wed 06 Oct | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1974/1975 | Mon 25 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1974/1975 | Wed 13 Nov | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1960/1961 | Mon 31 Oct | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the U's have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 60 points from their 38 games so far. Colchester U.'s 53 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Colchester U. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Saints in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |