Southend Utd. face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park 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 12 and win only 4 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2001/2002 | Tue 08 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 3 | Tranmere Rvs. | FAC |
1996/1997 | Fri 28 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
1996/1997 | Sat 17 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Shrimpers's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Tranmere Rvs.'s 23 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Southend Utd.'s 25 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Shrimpers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Tranmere Rvs. | Won 4 successive home games. 19 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
Southend Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |