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Luton Town face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Friday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, where Luton Town annihilated the Hatters 0 - 5 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Colchester U. | 0 - 5 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Colchester U. | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Luton Town | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Luton Town | 3 - 2 | Colchester U. | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 17 Dec | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Luton Town | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Hatters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Hatters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Colchester U.'s total of 35 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Luton Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 33 from their 22 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Colchester U. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Luton Town | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |