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Southend Utd. prepare to entertain Swindon Town at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Shrimpers are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 13 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Roots Hall was less than a year ago, in December 2007, the Shrimpers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2-1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 27 Jan | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Southend Utd. | 2 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Oct | Swindon Town | 6 - 1 | Southend Utd. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Shrimpers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Southend Utd.'s 17 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Swindon Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
Southend Utd. are not exactly setting the world alight at Roots Hall at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Swindon Town in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Swindon Town | Undefeated in last 6 away games. |