FM Preview: Charlton Athletic v Colchester United 01 Feb 2011

Last updated : 31 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Charlton Athletic v Colchester United fixture

Charlton Ath. prepare to entertain Colchester United at The Valley on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Valley was less than a year ago, in April 2010, the Addicks carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 01 JanColchester U.3 - 3Charlton Ath.LGE1
2009/2010Tue 13 AprCharlton Ath.1-0Colchester U.LGE1
2009/2010Tue 29 SepColchester U.3 - 0Charlton Ath.LGE1
2007/2008Tue 01 JanCharlton Ath.1 - 2Colchester U.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 15 SepColchester U.2 - 2Charlton Ath.CHMP
1983/1984Sat 07 JanColchester U.0 - 1Charlton Ath.FAC
1980/1981Sat 28 FebColchester U.2 - 0Charlton Ath.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the U's have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Charlton Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 38 points from their 24 games so far. Colchester U.'s 38 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Charlton Ath.613210136
Colchester U.62136127

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Charlton Ath., and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Charlton Ath. 4 games since last home draw.
Colchester U. Not won in previous 5 away matches.