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Swindon Town face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, with Southend Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Feb | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Swindon Town | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 31 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 3 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 51 points from the 29 games they have played so far. Swindon Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 28 points from their 28 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Robins are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Southend Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Swindon Town | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |