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Swindon Town face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 13 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2006, with Southend Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Feb | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Swindon Town | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Robins have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd.'s total of 29 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Swindon Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 23 points from their 17 games played so 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Shrimpers, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Swindon Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |