League Two match prediction and preview for Southend United vs Tranmere Rovers clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 09.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roots Hall

Struggling Southend United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Tranmere Rovers in the upcoming league round. It’s 23rd vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals (21) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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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 10 defeats.

Southend haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 290 minutes ago. N. Ferguson scored that one.

Prior to that, an away loss at Cheltenham Town.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Stevenage are coming to town in four days.

Southend have scored 13 league goals here from 16 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. Southend United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Tranmere Rovers playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Having won their last three away games Tranmere has no reason to fear anyone.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Newport County.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tranmere have scored 19 goals in 15 league games away. Tranmere have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Tranmere Rovers - Southend United 2-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Southend three wins, four draws and Tranmere Rovers three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tranmere RoversJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
18 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Woolery
K. Woolery
7 goals
Tranmere RoversP. Lewis
P. Lewis
5 goals

Southend United missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southend United Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 3 15 32
7 4 0 Won W 1 7 16
8 2 1 Drew D 2 5 6
18 10 5 Lost L 0 3 10
21 13 4 Scored S 5 19 44
47 23 10 Conceded C 4 19 38
85% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 91%
61% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 53% 56%
36% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 47%
18% 25% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 38%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 19%
30% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 33% 34%
30% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 47% 38%
55% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 38%
 
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 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.4
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.4 8.2 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 10.3 10
2.2 2.2 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.3 3.4
28% 36% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 39% 40%
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 scored goals (21) in League Two
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Southend United.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) 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 32 17 8 7 44 28 16 8 4 4 24 17 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 59
2 Cambridge United 34 17 7 10 49 30 18 9 5 4 23 14 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 32 16 9 7 45 33 15 7 5 3 22 16 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 57
4 Morecambe 33 16 7 10 47 44 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 7 3 7 22 26 3 55
5 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 6 10 44 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 54
6 Newport County 32 14 9 9 40 32 15 8 4 3 17 14 17 6 5 6 23 18 8 51
7 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 9 10 42 41 17 7 4 6 19 18 16 7 5 4 23 23 1 51
8 Exeter City 31 13 11 7 55 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 18 50
9 Salford City 32 13 11 8 41 26 17 8 9 0 28 12 15 5 2 8 13 14 15 50
10 Bradford City 31 13 8 10 36 33 16 7 5 4 17 14 15 6 3 6 19 19 3 47
11 Harrogate Town 33 13 6 14 36 38 15 5 4 6 12 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 -2 45
12 Crawley Town 31 12 8 11 42 40 15 7 4 4 23 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 2 44
13 Carlisle United 29 13 4 12 40 35 14 9 1 4 28 19 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 43
14 Leyton Orient 32 12 6 14 37 38 16 7 4 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 42
15 Stevenage 34 9 14 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -3 41
16 Oldham Athletic 32 11 6 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 15 7 4 4 28 27 -7 39
17 Scunthorpe United 31 12 3 16 33 40 15 6 2 7 18 21 16 6 1 9 15 19 -7 39
18 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
19 Mansfield Town 32 8 13 11 38 43 15 3 6 6 19 23 17 5 7 5 19 20 -5 37
20 Colchester United 32 8 12 12 33 45 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 1 7 8 10 26 -12 36
21 Port Vale 33 9 7 17 43 49 16 5 4 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 34
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 33 7 8 18 21 47 16 4 2 10 13 23 17 3 6 8 8 24 -26 29
24 Grimsby Town 31 6 6 19 23 51 16 3 4 9 12 24 15 3 2 10 11 27 -28 24

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 32 17 8 7 44 28 16 8 4 4 24 17 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 59
2 Cambridge United 34 17 7 10 49 30 18 9 5 4 23 14 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 32 16 9 7 45 33 15 7 5 3 22 16 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 57
4 Morecambe 33 16 7 10 47 44 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 7 3 7 22 26 3 55
5 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 6 10 44 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 54
6 Newport County 32 14 9 9 40 32 15 8 4 3 17 14 17 6 5 6 23 18 8 51
7 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 9 10 42 41 17 7 4 6 19 18 16 7 5 4 23 23 1 51
8 Exeter City 31 13 11 7 55 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 18 50
9 Salford City 32 13 11 8 41 26 17 8 9 0 28 12 15 5 2 8 13 14 15 50
10 Bradford City 31 13 8 10 36 33 16 7 5 4 17 14 15 6 3 6 19 19 3 47
11 Harrogate Town 33 13 6 14 36 38 15 5 4 6 12 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 -2 45
12 Crawley Town 31 12 8 11 42 40 15 7 4 4 23 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 2 44
13 Carlisle United 29 13 4 12 40 35 14 9 1 4 28 19 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 43
14 Leyton Orient 32 12 6 14 37 38 16 7 4 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 42
15 Stevenage 34 9 14 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -3 41
16 Oldham Athletic 32 11 6 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 15 7 4 4 28 27 -7 39
17 Scunthorpe United 31 12 3 16 33 40 15 6 2 7 18 21 16 6 1 9 15 19 -7 39
18 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
19 Mansfield Town 32 8 13 11 38 43 15 3 6 6 19 23 17 5 7 5 19 20 -5 37
20 Colchester United 32 8 12 12 33 45 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 1 7 8 10 26 -12 36
21 Port Vale 33 9 7 17 43 49 16 5 4 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 34
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 33 7 8 18 21 47 16 4 2 10 13 23 17 3 6 8 8 24 -26 29
24 Grimsby Town 31 6 6 19 23 51 16 3 4 9 12 24 15 3 2 10 11 27 -28 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.