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Southend Utd. face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Shrimpers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 9 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Southend Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Robins in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 27 Jan | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Southend Utd. | 2 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The away form of Southend Utd. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Shrimpers, and 3 goals against.
Swindon Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 35 points from their 36 games thus far. Southend Utd.'s 55 points from 37 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 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
Southend Utd. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Analyst confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Swindon Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | 4 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |