FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Colchester United take on Bury in a League One match on 10th December 2011 at 15:00.

History of the Colchester United v Bury fixture

Bury travel to take on Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Shakers have recorded 4 wins, and Colchester United have come away with 11 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Colchester United was more than a decade ago, in November 2001, with Bury inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the U's in a League Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Colchester United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The U's's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

The away form of Bury however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Shakers, and 6 goals against.

Colchester United see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 23 points from their 19 games played so far,

Bury's 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Shakers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Colchester United, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

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