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Southend Utd. face a trip to Walsall at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Shrimpers have recorded 14 wins, and Walsall have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in August 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Walsall | 5 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Saddlers have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Gong back into last season, Southend Utd.'s away form is excellent, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Shrimpers's have a narrow positive goal difference though over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Not that it matters much at this satge, Walsall lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 3 points from their 1 games so far. Southend Utd.'s 1 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 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
Southend Utd. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Walsall. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Southend Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |