Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Southend United & Darlington face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Southend United and Darlington should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Southend United form and stats
Southend United was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Fa Trophy.Southend United have played 13 National League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Southend United's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Solihull Moors. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Bromley that finished 0-0.The manager Maher will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Boreham Wood in only three days.
Southend are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. Southend United have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Darlington form and stats
Darlington's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 2nd round.Darlington might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Chorley proved too strong as Darlington slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Blackwell Meadows.
Prior to that result Darlington won their away game at Scarborough Athletic in the Vanarama National League North. The scoreline was 5-2.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Darlington playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 4 home wins.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Beck 15 goals | ![]() J. Lambert 11 goals | ![]() J. Hazel 10 goals |
Southend United missing players
Darlington missing players
| Southend United | Darlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 29 | 54 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 44 | 61 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 42 | 56 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Woking | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 49 |
| 5 | Barnet | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | Southend United | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | Wealdstone | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Bromley | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Solihull Moors | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Altrincham | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Boreham Wood | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 14 | York City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 32 |
| 16 | Dorking Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 34 | -20 | 30 |
| 17 | Maidenhead United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 29 |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 19 | Aldershot Town | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
| 23 | Maidstone United | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 40 | -28 | 21 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -21 | 19 |