FM Preview: Southend United v Fleetwood Town 01 Apr 2013

Last updated : 31 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southend United v Fleetwood Town fixture

Southend United prepare to entertain Fleetwood Town at Roots Hall at lunchtime on Monday, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 08 Dec Fleetwood Tn. 0 - 0 Southend Utd. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Southend United need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Shrimpers have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Fleetwood Town's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The 's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Southend United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 56 points from their 40 games so far.

Fleetwood Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 58 from their 39 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southend United 6 1 3 2 7 10 6
Fleetwood Town 6 2 2 2 7 5 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Roots Hall for the Shrimpers and the Madmen are unable to see past Fleetwood Town claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southend United Failed to win in previous 7 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Fleetwood Town 9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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