The Analyst: Robins v Shrimpers

Last updated : 09 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Swindon Town v Southend United fixture

Southend United pack their bags to visit 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 34 and win only 9 of the 55 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in August 2009, the Robins carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Southend Utd. 2 - 2 Swindon Town League One
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Swindon Town 2-1 Southend Utd. League One
2008/2009 Tue 17 Mar Swindon Town 3 - 0 Southend Utd. League One
2008/2009 Sat 18 Oct Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Swindon Town League One
2007/2008 Mon 24 Mar Swindon Town 0 - 1 Southend Utd. League One
2007/2008 Sat 08 Dec Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Swindon Town League One
2005/2006 Fri 27 Jan Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Swindon Town League One

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Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Robins's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Southend United's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Shrimpers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Swindon Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.

Southend United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 10 from their 6 games so far.

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
Swindon Town 6 2 0 4 7 10 6
Southend United 6 3 1 2 8 9 10

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The Analyst's prediction ...

Although Southend United have had mixed results in recent away games, we can see nothing other than victory for them against Swindon Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
Swindon Town 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 14 .
Southend United 5 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.

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