League Two match prediction: Little separates Southend United and Stevenage in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roots Hall

Southend United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 29 points and a 23rd position in the League Two table. Visiting Stevenage holds 15th place with 42 pts.

Insights:
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals (21) in League Two
  • Stevenage have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) 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 Stevenage.

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Southend United form and stats

Southend United's results here at Roots Hall in the League Two have been very modest with 4 victories, 2 draws and 11 defeats.

Stress levels are on the rise for Southend United's attacking players as they have now played 380 minutes without scoring in a league game. N. Ferguson was their last goal scorer.

The Southend fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Roots Hall: A 0-2 defeat against Tranmere Rovers (placed 4th). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Oldham Athletic the opponent.

Southend United have scored 13 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Southend's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stevenage form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Stevenage so far with only 18 points returning home. The records show 3-9-6 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Stevenage's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

The Stevenage goalkeeper Jamie Cumming is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 539 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Leyton Orient (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Harrogate Town.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Stevenage as they have only managed to score 11 times from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Stevenage have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Stevenage - Southend 0-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Southend United victories, three draws and two Stevenage wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageE. List
E. List
7 goals
StevenageD. Newton
D. Newton
4 goals
StevenageA. Oteh
A. Oteh
4 goals

Southend United missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southend United Stevenage
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 18 35
7 4 0 Won W 1 3 9
8 2 1 Drew D 3 9 15
19 11 3 Lost L 1 6 11
21 13 1 Scored S 5 11 28
49 25 8 Conceded C 6 19 31
85% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 72% 74%
62% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 50% 49%
35% 41% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 28% 31%
18% 24% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 14%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 35% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 44% 37%
29% 24% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 39% 43%
56% 47% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 44% 46%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.5
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.3 8.1 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.1 10.5
2.2 2.2 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.7 3.4
28% 34% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 22% 23%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • 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 have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League Two
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals (21) in League Two
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League Two
  • Stevenage have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in League Two
  • Stevenage have the most matches under the total-line (24) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 33 17 8 8 45 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 4 4 21 14 14 59
2 Cambridge United 35 17 7 11 50 32 18 9 5 4 23 14 17 8 2 7 27 18 18 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 7 6 3 24 18 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 58
4 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
5 Morecambe 34 16 8 10 49 46 16 9 4 3 25 18 18 7 4 7 24 28 3 56
6 Newport County 33 15 9 9 42 33 16 9 4 3 19 15 17 6 5 6 23 18 9 54
7 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 9 10 44 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 16 7 5 4 23 23 2 54
8 Exeter City 32 14 11 7 57 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 16 5 8 3 24 21 20 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Harrogate Town 34 14 6 14 39 38 16 6 4 6 15 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 48
11 Crawley Town 32 13 8 11 43 40 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 3 47
12 Bradford City 32 13 8 11 37 35 16 7 5 4 17 14 16 6 3 7 20 21 2 47
13 Carlisle United 30 13 5 12 41 36 15 9 2 4 29 20 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 44
14 Leyton Orient 33 12 7 14 37 38 17 7 5 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 43
15 Stevenage 35 9 15 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 18 3 9 6 11 19 -3 42
16 Mansfield Town 33 9 13 11 41 44 16 4 6 6 22 24 17 5 7 5 19 20 -3 40
17 Oldham Athletic 33 11 7 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 16 7 5 4 28 27 -7 40
18 Scunthorpe United 32 12 3 17 33 42 16 6 2 8 18 23 16 6 1 9 15 19 -9 39
19 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
20 Colchester United 33 8 12 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 1 7 9 10 29 -15 36
21 Port Vale 34 9 8 17 43 49 17 5 5 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 35
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 34 7 8 19 21 49 17 4 2 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 29
24 Grimsby Town 32 6 7 19 24 52 16 3 4 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 25

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 Cheltenham Town 33 17 8 8 45 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 4 4 21 14 14 59
2 Cambridge United 35 17 7 11 50 32 18 9 5 4 23 14 17 8 2 7 27 18 18 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 7 6 3 24 18 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 58
4 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
5 Morecambe 34 16 8 10 49 46 16 9 4 3 25 18 18 7 4 7 24 28 3 56
6 Newport County 33 15 9 9 42 33 16 9 4 3 19 15 17 6 5 6 23 18 9 54
7 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 9 10 44 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 16 7 5 4 23 23 2 54
8 Exeter City 32 14 11 7 57 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 16 5 8 3 24 21 20 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Harrogate Town 34 14 6 14 39 38 16 6 4 6 15 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 48
11 Crawley Town 32 13 8 11 43 40 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 3 47
12 Bradford City 32 13 8 11 37 35 16 7 5 4 17 14 16 6 3 7 20 21 2 47
13 Carlisle United 30 13 5 12 41 36 15 9 2 4 29 20 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 44
14 Leyton Orient 33 12 7 14 37 38 17 7 5 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 43
15 Stevenage 35 9 15 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 18 3 9 6 11 19 -3 42
16 Mansfield Town 33 9 13 11 41 44 16 4 6 6 22 24 17 5 7 5 19 20 -3 40
17 Oldham Athletic 33 11 7 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 16 7 5 4 28 27 -7 40
18 Scunthorpe United 32 12 3 17 33 42 16 6 2 8 18 23 16 6 1 9 15 19 -9 39
19 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
20 Colchester United 33 8 12 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 1 7 9 10 29 -15 36
21 Port Vale 34 9 8 17 43 49 17 5 5 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 35
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 34 7 8 19 21 49 17 4 2 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 29
24 Grimsby Town 32 6 7 19 24 52 16 3 4 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 25

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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.