Peterborough United vs Southend United: Soccer betting preview

Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: ABAX Stadium

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 8th and 20th place in the table will show on the pitch.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Peterborough United form and stats

6-6-7 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Peterborough United so far this season. Peterborough United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Ferguson and the players.

The Peterborough United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Coventry City here at ABAX Stadium in a League One match. Heartbreak before that as Peterborough United lost 0-1 at AFC Wimbledon's place.

Peterborough United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 23 goals in 19 matches. On the other hand, Peterborough United have conceded 26 goals.

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Southend United form and stats

As the visiting team Southend United have produced an overall stat of 6-4-9 so far. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Southend United, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Bradford City game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus AFC Wimbledon with 0-1 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Scunthorpe United wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Southend United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 20 goals from 19 away fixtures. Southend United have conceded 28 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Southend United - Peterborough United 2-3 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Peterborough United won 3 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Southend United has 4 wins.

Top Goalscorers

S. Cox
14 goals / 4 assists
M. Godden
12 goals / 4 assists
I. Toney
12 goals / 4 assists

Peterborough United missing players

Southend United missing players

Peterborough United Southend United
Total Home Statistic Away Total
38 19 Played 19 38
97% 95% Over 0.5 95% 97%
76% 74% Over 1.5 79% 79%
58% 53% Over 2.5 63% 53%
42% 26% Over 3.5 21% 21%
13% 5% Over 4.5 21% 16%
61% 63% Both teams to score 47% 45%
18% 16% Clean Sheet 37% 29%
24% 26% Failed To Score 21% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 38 23 11 4 72 31 19 14 5 0 46 14 19 9 6 4 26 17 41 80
2 Barnsley 38 21 12 5 64 28 19 12 7 0 30 10 19 9 5 5 34 18 36 75
3 Sunderland 37 19 16 2 64 34 19 11 8 0 38 18 18 8 8 2 26 16 30 73
4 Portsmouth 38 20 11 7 66 41 19 10 6 3 33 16 19 10 5 4 33 25 25 71
5 Charlton Athletic 38 19 10 9 55 37 19 12 5 2 29 14 19 7 5 7 26 23 18 67
6 Doncaster Rovers 37 15 12 10 61 46 18 9 7 2 33 17 19 6 5 8 28 29 15 57
7 Coventry City 38 16 8 14 43 42 19 8 5 6 21 18 19 8 3 8 22 24 1 56
8 Peterborough United 38 15 10 13 58 54 19 6 6 7 23 26 19 9 4 6 35 28 4 55
9 Blackpool 38 13 14 11 39 40 19 7 7 5 24 19 19 6 7 6 15 21 -1 53
10 Fleetwood Town 38 14 10 14 49 41 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 6 4 9 21 18 8 52
11 Burton Albion 38 13 11 14 48 44 19 8 5 6 24 17 19 5 6 8 24 27 4 50
12 Plymouth Argyle 38 12 9 17 47 59 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 4 4 11 16 30 -12 45
13 Bristol Rovers 37 11 11 15 37 37 19 4 6 9 18 22 18 7 5 6 19 15 0 44
14 Accrington Stanley 36 11 11 14 38 49 17 5 6 6 19 23 19 6 5 8 19 26 -11 44
15 Wycombe Wanderers 38 11 11 16 47 58 19 8 5 6 24 22 19 3 6 10 23 36 -11 44
16 Gillingham 38 12 8 18 49 61 19 6 3 10 23 30 19 6 5 8 26 31 -12 44
17 Scunthorpe United 38 12 8 18 46 64 19 6 6 7 28 34 19 6 2 11 18 30 -18 44
18 Shrewsbury Town 38 10 13 15 42 50 19 8 7 4 22 19 19 2 6 11 20 31 -8 43
19 Oxford United 38 10 13 15 44 54 19 9 2 8 28 23 19 1 11 7 16 31 -10 43
20 Southend United 38 12 6 20 47 55 19 6 2 11 27 27 19 6 4 9 20 28 -8 42
21 Walsall 38 11 9 18 42 60 19 6 4 9 25 32 19 5 5 9 17 28 -18 42
22 AFC Wimbledon 38 11 6 21 32 53 19 5 3 11 18 30 19 6 3 10 14 23 -21 39
23 Rochdale 37 10 8 19 44 75 19 5 4 10 19 34 18 5 4 9 25 41 -31 38
24 Bradford City 38 10 6 22 42 63 19 7 2 10 23 25 19 3 4 12 19 38 -21 36

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