Southend United and Walsall spectators can't wait for League Two clash at Roots Hall

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 23.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roots Hall

An important duel in the bottom section of the League Two, with both Southend United and Walsall experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 23rd and the visitors in 20th place.

Insights:
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals (22) in League Two
  • Walsall is in the worst form (0-2-4)

It's no vacation for neither Southend United nor Walsall as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Southend United form and stats

With 4 League Two wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats from their home games, Southend United, who have the fewest scored goals (22) in League Two, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home League Two games in a row without a win, the Southend fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Barrow game long ago, can be stopped today.

Southend United travelled for their previous game, a trip to Scunthorpe United that ended 1-1. Before that, Southend United drew at home versus Stevenage.

The hometeam coach M. Molesley made a successful contribution in the game against Scunthorpe United, bringing on Ashley Nathaniel-George who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.

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

Southend United have scored 13 league goals here from 18 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. On the other hand, Southend have conceded 25 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Walsall form and stats

3-10-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Walsall, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in League Two, in their League Two matches away. Walsall are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Port Vale fixture.

Walsall lost away at Bolton Wanderers (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Crawley Town that ended 1-1.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Walsall manager B. Dutton as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Grimsby Town.

Walsall find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Walsall have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Walsall - Southend 0-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Southend United victories, two draws and four Walsall wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallE. Adebayo
E. Adebayo
10 goals
WalsallC. Lavery
C. Lavery
5 goals
WalsallJ. Gordon
J. Gordon
4 goals

Southend United missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southend United Walsall
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 3 17 35
7 4 4 Won W 2 3 8
10 3 0 Drew D 1 10 15
19 11 2 Lost L 0 4 12
22 13 8 Scored S 8 21 38
50 25 5 Conceded C 5 23 45
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
61% 61% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 77%
33% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 41% 37%
17% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 29% 17%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 6% 6%
31% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 76% 66%
31% 28% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 11%
56% 50% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.6
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
8.5 8.4 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.3 10.3
2.2 2.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 3.5
27% 32% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 73% 40% 31%
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 (22) in League Two
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League Two
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Walsall have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in League Two
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League Two
  • Walsall is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 35 17 10 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 18 9 4 5 23 18 12 61
4 Tranmere Rovers 35 18 7 10 48 39 18 10 1 7 27 20 17 8 6 3 21 19 9 61
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 34 14 11 9 58 40 17 9 3 5 33 17 17 5 8 4 25 23 18 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Carlisle United 33 14 6 13 46 41 16 10 2 4 32 21 17 4 4 9 14 20 5 48
12 Bradford City 34 13 9 12 38 38 17 7 6 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Leyton Orient 35 13 8 14 39 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 17 6 2 9 15 22 0 47
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Mansfield Town 36 9 15 12 44 48 18 4 8 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 42
17 Oldham Athletic 36 11 9 16 52 61 18 4 2 12 23 33 18 7 7 4 29 28 -9 42
18 Scunthorpe United 35 12 6 17 36 45 18 6 4 8 20 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 42
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 35 8 15 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 17 3 10 4 21 23 -7 39
21 Barrow 34 10 8 16 41 43 17 5 7 5 25 23 17 5 1 11 16 20 -2 38
22 Colchester United 36 8 14 14 33 49 17 7 5 5 23 20 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 38
23 Southend United 36 7 10 19 22 50 18 4 3 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 31
24 Grimsby Town 35 6 10 19 26 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 17 3 4 10 14 30 -28 28

Walsall:
England:
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 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 35 17 10 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 18 9 4 5 23 18 12 61
4 Tranmere Rovers 35 18 7 10 48 39 18 10 1 7 27 20 17 8 6 3 21 19 9 61
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 34 14 11 9 58 40 17 9 3 5 33 17 17 5 8 4 25 23 18 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Carlisle United 33 14 6 13 46 41 16 10 2 4 32 21 17 4 4 9 14 20 5 48
12 Bradford City 34 13 9 12 38 38 17 7 6 4 17 14 17 6 3 8 21 24 0 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Leyton Orient 35 13 8 14 39 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 17 6 2 9 15 22 0 47
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Mansfield Town 36 9 15 12 44 48 18 4 8 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 42
17 Oldham Athletic 36 11 9 16 52 61 18 4 2 12 23 33 18 7 7 4 29 28 -9 42
18 Scunthorpe United 35 12 6 17 36 45 18 6 4 8 20 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -9 42
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 35 8 15 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 17 3 10 4 21 23 -7 39
21 Barrow 34 10 8 16 41 43 17 5 7 5 25 23 17 5 1 11 16 20 -2 38
22 Colchester United 36 8 14 14 33 49 17 7 5 5 23 20 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 38
23 Southend United 36 7 10 19 22 50 18 4 3 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 31
24 Grimsby Town 35 6 10 19 26 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 17 3 4 10 14 30 -28 28

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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.