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Crystal Palace travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Eagles have recorded 4 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was back in August 1999, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 10 Jan | Colchester U. | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | LGE1 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 30 Aug | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1975/1976 | Mon 25 Aug | Colchester U. | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 19 Aug | Crystal Palace | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 4 conceded.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Eagles's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Colchester U.'s 69 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 62 points from their 45 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Colchester U. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |