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Southend Utd. play host to Hereford United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Shrimpers are clearly on top, having won 5 and lost only 2 of the 9 games.
The last time the two teams met at Southend Utd. was over eighteen years ago, back in March 1990, with Southend Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1989/1990 | Tue 20 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2-0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 14 Oct | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 3 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 07 Feb | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 16 Sep | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Fri 18 Apr | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 19 Mar | Hereford Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 08 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Shrimpers have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Hereford Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Bulls have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far. Hereford Utd. are also in the bottom four with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Roots Hall for the Shrimpers and the Analyst is unable to see past Hereford Utd. claiming victory in a close match. (Blimey, we'll see about that one my friend, the trouble about statistics.)
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Hereford Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |