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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 32 and lost only 8 of the 52 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Roots Hall was less than a year ago, in January 2009, the Shrimpers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1-0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bristol Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pirates have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd.'s 14 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Bristol Rvs.'s total of 22 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Shrimpers at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Pirates come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | 4 games since last away draw. |