National League preview and numbers: Southend United - Oxford City at Roots Hall

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Tue 03.Oct
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Roots Hall

Fixate on their own game or focus more on the opposing team? Both Southend United and Oxford City need to try something separate than earlier this season. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Southend United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Oxford City have yet to win a game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Southend United and Oxford City.

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Southend United form and stats

Southend United have performed here at Roots Hall this season with 4 wins from 6 National League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. When Southend United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Kidderminster Harriers, Maidenhead United, Boreham Wood, Southend United, Fylde, Dagenham & Redbridge and York City), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Southend drew their last game, 2-2 away at Rochdale (placed 7th). Southend United salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Rochdale, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Cardwell equalizing. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Cardwell, having bagged a goal in three games in a row.

Before that, Southend United played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Aldershot Town.

The manager Maher will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Woking in only four days.

Southend can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times.

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Oxford City form and stats

There's been little loot from Oxford City's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the National League. Oxford City only have 0 wins to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for Oxford City as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Eastleigh match.

Oxford's previous game was their home loss versus Altrincham (1-2).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Gateshead.

After this away game Oxford City return home for a National League game against Fylde. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Oxford City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). The Oxford City manager Jenkins has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

SouthendH. Cardwell
H. Cardwell
9 goals
Oxford CityJ. Parker
J. Parker
5 goals
Oxford CityP. Fonkeu
P. Fonkeu
3 goals

Southend United missing players

Oxford City missing players

Southend United Oxford City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 1 6 13
5 4 2 Won W 0 0 2
3 0 0 Drew D 1 4 5
5 2 1 Lost L 0 2 6
21 13 5 Scored S 0 8 19
17 6 3 Conceded C 0 15 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 85%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 77%
62% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 69%
23% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 54%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 23%
62% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 54%
31% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 17% 23%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 38%
 
6.7 6.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.7 3.6
3.1 2.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.2 4.8
1.6 1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 10.3 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.5 9.3
4.5 4.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.1
36% 52% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 36%
 
7.2 7 6 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.7 12.5
2.7 2.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5.2 4.6
Key stats in National League this season:
  • All of Southend United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Oxford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Oxford City have yet to win a game away.
  • Southend United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Southend United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Southend United have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Southend United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Southend United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chesterfield 13 10 2 1 32 21 6 5 1 0 17 11 7 5 1 1 15 10 11 32
2 Barnet 13 9 2 2 27 16 6 5 1 0 13 5 7 4 1 2 14 11 11 29
3 Solihull Moors 13 7 6 0 23 12 6 2 4 0 11 7 7 5 2 0 12 5 11 27
4 Bromley 13 7 4 2 20 12 7 5 1 1 14 6 6 2 3 1 6 6 8 25
5 Gateshead 13 6 4 3 32 16 6 3 2 1 15 8 7 3 2 2 17 8 16 22
6 Altrincham 13 5 6 2 24 19 6 2 3 1 13 8 7 3 3 1 11 11 5 21
7 Rochdale 13 5 4 4 21 17 7 2 2 3 11 10 6 3 2 1 10 7 4 19
8 Woking 13 5 4 4 17 13 6 2 2 2 10 9 7 3 2 2 7 4 4 19
9 Hartlepool United 13 6 1 6 22 25 7 4 0 3 10 10 6 2 1 3 12 15 -3 19
10 Aldershot Town 13 5 3 5 23 25 7 3 3 1 17 12 6 2 0 4 6 13 -2 18
11 Dorking Wanderers 13 5 3 5 15 17 6 2 2 2 8 8 7 3 1 3 7 9 -2 18
12 Oldham Athletic 13 4 5 4 18 17 6 3 1 2 12 5 7 1 4 2 6 12 1 17
13 Eastleigh 13 4 5 4 16 21 6 2 3 1 10 12 7 2 2 3 6 9 -5 17
14 Ebbsfleet United 13 5 1 7 20 22 7 4 0 3 13 6 6 1 1 4 7 16 -2 16
15 Wealdstone 13 4 4 5 15 19 7 4 2 1 9 7 6 0 2 4 6 12 -4 16
16 Halifax Town 13 3 6 4 12 13 7 1 4 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 -1 15
17 Dagenham & Redbridge 13 3 3 7 12 17 6 2 0 4 6 9 7 1 3 3 6 8 -5 12
18 Boreham Wood 13 2 6 5 14 20 6 1 2 3 5 6 7 1 4 2 9 14 -6 12
19 York City 13 2 5 6 19 26 7 1 3 3 12 14 6 1 2 3 7 12 -7 11
20 Oxford City 13 2 5 6 19 26 7 2 1 4 11 11 6 0 4 2 8 15 -7 11
21 Maidenhead United 13 2 5 6 8 17 7 1 4 2 4 5 6 1 1 4 4 12 -9 11
22 Fylde 13 2 3 8 19 30 7 1 2 4 10 16 6 1 1 4 9 14 -11 9
23 Southend United 13 5 3 5 21 17 6 4 0 2 13 6 7 1 3 3 8 11 4 8
24 Kidderminster Harriers 13 1 4 8 7 18 7 0 4 3 3 6 6 1 0 5 4 12 -11 7

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The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.