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Leeds prepare to entertain Colchester United at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Elland Road was just last season, in December 2008, with Colchester inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Whites in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 26 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 4 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGEC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 13 Feb | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Whites, with 5 goals against.
The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the U's have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leeds are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 57 points from the 26 games they have played so far. Colchester are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 49 points from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Colchester will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |