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Hull City travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Tigers have recorded 3 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was back in April 1998, over five years ago, as the U's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4 - 3 in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Colchester U. | 4 - 3 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Hull City | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Apr | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 11 Dec | Hull City | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 28 Sep | Colchester U. | 0 - 0 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Fri 26 Mar | Colchester U. | 2 - 0 | Hull City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tigers have hit 12 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 26 points from their 20 games played so far, Hull City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 38 points from the 20 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| Hull City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Tigers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Colchester U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Hull City | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |