Southend Utd. face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Shrimpers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 26 and win only 11 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
2004/2005 | Fri 01 Apr | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2004/2005 | Tue 08 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | ASSM |
2004/2005 | Tue 15 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | ASSM |
2004/2005 | Fri 27 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 8 conceded.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Shrimpers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Bristol Rvs.'s 17 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Southend Utd.'s total of 21 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
The away form of the Shrimpers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bristol Rvs.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Bristol Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
Southend Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |