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Southend Utd. prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Shrimpers are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 8 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Roots Hall was just last season, in January 2008, with Bristol Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Shrimpers in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0-1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 01 Apr | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 08 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | ASSM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | ASSM |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 27 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Shrimpers have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Bristol Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pirates have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 27 matches. Bristol Rvs.'s 33 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
These are testing times at Roots Hall for the Shrimpers and the Analyst is unable to see past Bristol Rvs. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | 5 games since last defeat. |