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West Brom. prepare to entertain Colchester United at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 4 games played, The Baggies have recorded 2 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 1 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was just last season, in August 2006, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Feb | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | West Brom. | 2-1 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 03 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 20 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 3 | West Brom. | LGEC |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 07 Aug | West Brom. | 4 - 4 | Colchester U. | INVC |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom.'s total of 63 points from their 38 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Colchester U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 40 games have yielded only 33 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The current home form displayed by West Brom. is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Colchester U., I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the The Baggies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |