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Southend United face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground 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 33 and win only 9 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Swindon Town running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 17 Mar | Swindon Town | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have been playing quite well at home; winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Robins score just 6 goals, but only conceded 2.
The Shrimpers have a fairly decent record on the road; collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Though a generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Swindon Town's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Southend United see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Shrimpers could well see them head back from County Ground with a share of the spoils, thinks the FootyMad analyst. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |