Southend Utd. face a trip to Millwall at The Den 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 22 and win only 7 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, the The Lions carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | Millwall | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Millwall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 31 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Millwall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Sep | Millwall | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 03 Feb | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Millwall | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 17 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Millwall's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Southend Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Millwall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far, Southend Utd.'s 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Millwall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
Shrimpers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Millwall, believes the Analyst. Away win (Well we're take that, thanks mate!)
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Millwall | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |