FM Preview: Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United 02 Oct 2010

Last updated : 01 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester United fixture

Milton Keynes prepare to entertain Colchester United at Stadium:MK on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Dons are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 1 of the 10 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium:MK was just last season, in August 2009, the The Dons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Tue 26 JanColchester U.2 - 0Milton KeynesLGE1
2009/2010Sat 22 AugMilton Keynes2-1Colchester U.LGE1
2008/2009Mon 12 JanMilton Keynes1 - 1Colchester U.LGE1
2008/2009Sat 20 SepColchester U.0 - 3Milton KeynesLGE1
2006/2007Tue 22 AugMilton Keynes1 - 0Colchester U.LGEC
2005/2006Tue 20 DecMilton Keynes1 - 2Colchester U.ASSM
2005/2006Sat 17 DecColchester U.2 - 0Milton KeynesLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Milton Keynes Dons are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Dons in those games, with 6 conceded.

The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the U's, and 6 goals against.

Milton Keynes's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Colchester U.'s total of 15 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League One.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Milton Keynes6114594
Colchester U.62408510

FootyMad's prediction ...

Milton Keynes are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Colchester U. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Milton Keynes Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Colchester U. 7 games since last defeat.