Another action-packed fixture in League Two as Southend United welcome Salford City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 27.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roots Hall

The visiting Salford City side should be favourites in this visit to Southend United, as the away team holds a 18 point advantage from their 29 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Southend United has the fewest scored goals (21) in League Two
  • Salford City has the fewest conceded goals (25) in League Two

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 and Salford City.

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Southend United form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Southend United, who have the fewest scored goals (21) in League Two, have only managed 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses from their games here at Roots Hall. The home stadium (Roots Hall) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Southend it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Happy days for Southend in their previous game, a League Two match away at Forest Green Rovers (placed 2nd) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Bolton Wanderers that was lost 0-1.

There will be little rest for Southend United after this match as they are travelling to Cheltenham Town for a League Two game in only three days.

Southend have scored 13 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Salford City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (25) in League Two, on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats. Salford has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Salford are travelling again after losing away to Morecambe in their previous match (1-2). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Carlisle United.

Late heartbreak for Salford City in the Morecambe match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

A new game in only three days for Salford, the League Two home match versus Port Vale. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Salford as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. Salford have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Salford City - Southend 3-0.

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityI. Henderson
I. Henderson
12 goals
Salford CityJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
7 goals
Salford CityA. Hunter
A. Hunter
6 goals

Southend United missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southend United Salford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 6 14 29
7 4 0 Won W 3 5 12
6 1 1 Drew D 0 1 9
17 10 4 Lost L 3 8 8
21 13 4 Scored S 8 13 39
46 23 9 Conceded C 5 14 25
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
67% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 66%
40% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 45%
20% 27% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 7% 17%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
33% 40% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 36% 45%
27% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 45%
50% 40% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 29% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.4 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 8.3 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.3 11.9
2.3 2.3 1.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.4 4.6
30% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 21% 29%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Salford City has the fewest conceded goals (25) in League Two
  • Southend United has the fewest scored goals (21) in League Two
  • Southend United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Southend United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Southend United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 31 15 7 9 47 29 16 8 5 3 22 13 15 7 2 6 25 16 18 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 29 14 9 6 40 29 14 6 5 3 19 16 15 8 4 3 21 13 11 51
3 Cheltenham Town 29 14 8 7 38 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 18 11 12 50
4 Morecambe 30 14 7 9 41 41 14 7 4 3 19 16 16 7 3 6 22 25 0 49
5 Tranmere Rovers 29 14 6 9 40 36 15 8 1 6 24 18 14 6 5 3 16 18 4 48
6 Newport County 29 13 8 8 38 31 14 8 3 3 17 14 15 5 5 5 21 17 7 47
7 Exeter City 28 12 10 6 51 35 14 8 2 4 29 16 14 4 8 2 22 19 16 46
8 Salford City 29 12 9 8 39 25 15 7 8 0 26 11 14 5 1 8 13 14 14 45
9 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 8 10 38 40 16 6 4 6 18 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -2 44
10 Carlisle United 26 13 4 9 37 27 13 9 1 3 27 16 13 4 3 6 10 11 10 43
11 Bradford City 28 11 7 10 32 31 14 6 4 4 15 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 1 40
12 Leyton Orient 29 11 6 12 35 31 15 7 4 4 22 13 14 4 2 8 13 18 4 39
13 Harrogate Town 30 11 6 13 34 37 14 4 4 6 11 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -3 39
14 Crawley Town 28 10 8 10 38 37 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 4 4 6 17 22 1 38
15 Walsall 29 8 13 8 35 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 13 3 8 2 19 19 -3 37
16 Scunthorpe United 28 11 2 15 31 37 14 6 2 6 18 19 14 5 0 9 13 18 -6 35
17 Oldham Athletic 29 10 5 14 46 53 15 4 1 10 21 27 14 6 4 4 25 26 -7 35
18 Port Vale 30 9 7 14 41 44 15 5 4 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 34
19 Mansfield Town 29 7 13 9 37 40 14 2 6 6 18 23 15 5 7 3 19 17 -3 34
20 Stevenage 31 7 13 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 16 3 7 6 11 19 -7 34
21 Colchester United 29 7 12 10 31 39 14 6 5 3 21 16 15 1 7 7 10 23 -8 33
22 Southend United 30 7 6 17 21 46 15 4 1 10 13 23 15 3 5 7 8 23 -25 27
23 Barrow 28 6 8 14 33 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 14 3 1 10 13 19 -6 26
24 Grimsby Town 28 6 6 16 22 47 14 3 4 7 11 21 14 3 2 9 11 26 -25 24

Salford City:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 31 15 7 9 47 29 16 8 5 3 22 13 15 7 2 6 25 16 18 52
2 Forest Green Rovers 29 14 9 6 40 29 14 6 5 3 19 16 15 8 4 3 21 13 11 51
3 Cheltenham Town 29 14 8 7 38 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 18 11 12 50
4 Morecambe 30 14 7 9 41 41 14 7 4 3 19 16 16 7 3 6 22 25 0 49
5 Tranmere Rovers 29 14 6 9 40 36 15 8 1 6 24 18 14 6 5 3 16 18 4 48
6 Newport County 29 13 8 8 38 31 14 8 3 3 17 14 15 5 5 5 21 17 7 47
7 Exeter City 28 12 10 6 51 35 14 8 2 4 29 16 14 4 8 2 22 19 16 46
8 Salford City 29 12 9 8 39 25 15 7 8 0 26 11 14 5 1 8 13 14 14 45
9 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 8 10 38 40 16 6 4 6 18 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -2 44
10 Carlisle United 26 13 4 9 37 27 13 9 1 3 27 16 13 4 3 6 10 11 10 43
11 Bradford City 28 11 7 10 32 31 14 6 4 4 15 13 14 5 3 6 17 18 1 40
12 Leyton Orient 29 11 6 12 35 31 15 7 4 4 22 13 14 4 2 8 13 18 4 39
13 Harrogate Town 30 11 6 13 34 37 14 4 4 6 11 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -3 39
14 Crawley Town 28 10 8 10 38 37 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 4 4 6 17 22 1 38
15 Walsall 29 8 13 8 35 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 13 3 8 2 19 19 -3 37
16 Scunthorpe United 28 11 2 15 31 37 14 6 2 6 18 19 14 5 0 9 13 18 -6 35
17 Oldham Athletic 29 10 5 14 46 53 15 4 1 10 21 27 14 6 4 4 25 26 -7 35
18 Port Vale 30 9 7 14 41 44 15 5 4 6 21 18 15 4 3 8 20 26 -3 34
19 Mansfield Town 29 7 13 9 37 40 14 2 6 6 18 23 15 5 7 3 19 17 -3 34
20 Stevenage 31 7 13 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 16 3 7 6 11 19 -7 34
21 Colchester United 29 7 12 10 31 39 14 6 5 3 21 16 15 1 7 7 10 23 -8 33
22 Southend United 30 7 6 17 21 46 15 4 1 10 13 23 15 3 5 7 8 23 -25 27
23 Barrow 28 6 8 14 33 39 14 3 7 4 20 20 14 3 1 10 13 19 -6 26
24 Grimsby Town 28 6 6 16 22 47 14 3 4 7 11 21 14 3 2 9 11 26 -25 24

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.