Match Thread ° Wycombe vs. Colchester ° 10/03/2012 15:00 @ Adams Park

On match day thirty-seven the U’s travel to Buckinghamshire to take on an old enemy, the Chairboys of High Wycombe.

Our league record vs. Wycombe Wanderers:

@ Wycombe P 10 W 03 D 05 L 02 F 13 A 12 +1
@ Colchester P 11 W 03 D 06 L 02 F 13 A 11 +2

13/08/11 Colchester 1 - 1 Wycombe Ashley Vincent 24, Scott Rendell 61P 3902

27/03/10 Colchester 1 - 1 Wycombe Ian Henderson 59, Gareth Ainsworth 90+3 5593
17/10/09 Wycombe 1 - 1 Colchester Kayode Odejayi 23, Jon-Paul Pitman 87 5394

16/03/04 Colchester 1 - 1 Wycombe Craig ***an 8P, Michael Simpson 32 3092
16/09/03 Wycombe 1 - 2 Colchester Wayne Andrews 25, Rowan Vine 27, Darren Currie 51P 4401

26/04/03 Wycombe 0 - 0 Colchester 6283
05/10/02 Colchester 0 - 1 Wycombe Steve Brown 4P 3252

23/03/02 Wycombe 0 - 0 Colchester 6737
23/10/01 Colchester 2 - 2 Wycombe Micky Stockwell 13, Steve Brown 14, Kevin Rapley 28, Darren Currie 45 5186

05/05/01 Wycombe 1 - 1 Colchester Scott McGleish 51, Keith Ryan 70 7516
25/11/00 Colchester 0 - 0 Wycombe 3646

15/04/00 Wycombe 3 - 0 Colchester Keith Ryan 62, 67, Steve Brown 90 4558
18/01/00 Colchester 1 - 0 Wycombe Lomana Tresor Lua Lua 81 4075

06/03/99 Wycombe 2 - 2 Colchester Jason Dozzell 18, Andy Baird 57, Keith Scott 75, David Gregory 90+6P 4670
26/09/98 Colchester 2 - 1 Wycombe Mark Stallard 60, Steve Forbes 65, David Gregory 89P 4205

12/03/94 Colchester 0 - 2 Wycombe Simon Stapleton 58, David Titterton 89 3932
18/09/93 Wycombe 2 - 5 Colchester Keith Scott 19P, Mark Kinsella 43, Tim Langford 49, Steve McGavin 59, Roy McDonough 65, Martin Grainger 75, Steve Brown 89 6025

07/12/91 Colchester 3 - 0 Wycombe Gary Bennett 33, Steve McGavin 62, 86 5086
28/09/91 Wycombe 1 - 2 Colchester Nicky Smith 49, Steve Guppy 57, Scott Barrett 90 5186

25/03/91 Wycombe 1 - 0 Colchester Keith Scott 37 3200
24/11/90 Colchester 2 - 2 Wycombe Keith Ryan 32, 77, Mark Yates 69, Mario Walsh 80 2970

Background

Twenty-second placed Wycombe Wanderers host tenth placed Colchester United in this Saturday’s League One derby clash.

Form: Wycombe LLLWLW 19/24 (Home: LWWLWW 6/24) vs. Colchester WLDDWW 3/24 (Away: WLWLDW 3/24)

At home Wycombe have the eighth strongest attack (avg. +1.67 goals per game) and the weakest defence in League One (avg. -1.67 goals per game). On the road Colchester have the eighth weakest attack (avg. +1.13 goals per match) and the eighth strongest defence (avg. -1.25 goals per match).

Wycombe have won four of their last five home games, while Colchester are unbeaten in their last four League One matches. The last four league meetings between Wycombe and Colchester have ended in 1 - 1 draws.

The Chairboys will be aiming for a third home win in a row, a feat they’ve not managed in the third division since November/December 2001. The U’s will be targeting a third successive league win for the first time since October/November 2010.

Wycombe will be buoyed by their last two home results: a 5-0 demolition of Hartlepool followed by a 4-2 win over Leyton Orient on Tuesday. Colchester will also be brimming with confidence after a 3-0 win over Preston, followed by their excellent midweek 2-0 triumph over Charlton which ended The Addick’s eighteen-match unbeaten run at The Valley.

It’s sure to be a lively affair, but who shall emerge victorious?

This weekend’s Npower League One programme:

10/03/2012 Brentford (9) v Sheff Utd (2)
10/03/2012 Carlisle (7) v Bury (15)
10/03/2012 Charlton (1) v Notts County (6)
10/03/2012 Huddersfield (4) v Rochdale (24)
10/03/2012 MK Dons (5) v Exeter (21)
10/03/2012 Oldham (13) v Yeovil (17)
10/03/2012 Preston (14) v S****horpe (18)
10/03/2012 Sheff Wed (3) v Bournemouth (12)
10/03/2012 Stevenage (8) v Chesterfield (23)
10/03/2012 Tranmere (20) v Leyton Orient (16)
10/03/2012 Walsall (19) v Hartlepool (11)
10/03/2012 Wycombe (22) v Colchester (10)

Team News

Should Kayode Odejayi shake off an ankle injury from midweek in time for Saturday, John Ward is likely to name an unchanged side for a third match in a row after despatching Preston and Charlton.

o Predictions
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o Ratings​

 

Nice preview Mike.

My prediction is Wycombe 1 Colchester 4 (changed from 2-4)

 

good write up mike.i aint got a clue what the score will be ,we can score goals but we concede them by the bucketload.lets hope for a good game,ps and a wycombe win

 

I’m hopeful that if we play as we have done in the last two games we should beat you, but that’s a big if! Alas you lot always seem to throw a spanner in the works these days, so a 2-2 draw will be my prediction.

 

the way were playing i would settle for that

 

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could just as easily be 5-0 either way - depends which team turns up

 

Excellent post Mike, my how you've mellowed.
Depends on how JW sets the side up, 4-5-1 ?, boring draw, 4-4-2 ?, good open game that could end up 3-3.

 

it wont be nil nil with our defence monarch

 

Maybe Waddock will bring in 4 loan players. Failing that, I've been investigating some very strong bellows and if we can hire a few people to stand with these behind our goal it might help to repel attacks.

 

we need 4 bricklayers on loan to build a wall in front of our goal

 

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col u kit man getting ready for saturday

 

it's the only club shop where replica shirts are given away free at the check-out.

 

That's a bit mean; ours come with gift tokens

 

i like it ,you are on my wavelength

 

apparently when Col u fans heard that Katy Perry sing, "do you ever feel like a plastic bag" they thought it was about them.

 

We've had some good results at home but this will be our toughest game since the Huddersfield mauling. So its a hard one to call and once again depends which Wycombe team turns up. The Col U boss said the other day that he's confused by our recent results. Well join the club mate!

 

Good first half but sounds as though Colchester are getting on top. Has 2-0 written all over it (to them)

 

Wycombe back on top but sounds as though both teams will be happy with the draw. Well done the Blues. Much better than I expected.