Southend United have journeyed here for an absorbing fight against the hosts Dorking Wanderers. Prepare for the game with this thorough National League preview!
It's no vacation for neither Wanderers nor Southend United 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.
Dorking Wanderers form and stats
Dorking Wanderers's first National League home game here at Meadowbank Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 23 matches.
Dorking Wanderers's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Maidenhead United (placed 4th).
Heartbreak before that as Wanderers lost 3-4 at Chesterfield's place.Dorking Wanderers are traveling soon after this match as the National League match at Solihull Moors awaits in four days.
Dorking Wanderers has scored {0 goals} so far and conceded {2 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Southend United form and stats
Only one away game in the National League so far for Southend United and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 victories, 5 draws and 10 losses from 23 travels.
Southend United have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Collin Andeng Ndi. It's been 243 minutes since they last conceded in National League.
Southend play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Dagenham & Redbridge (placed 20th).
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Oldham Athletic.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hartlepool United in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Southend United has managed {2 goals} and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Dorking Wanderers one win, zero draws and Southend United two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Prior 2 goals |  H. Cardwell 2 goals | S. Bowerman 1 goals |
Dorking Wanderers missing players
Southend United missing players
| Dorking Wanderers | Southend United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 9.5 | 5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Dorking Wanderers | Last season | Southend United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 67 | 40 | Scored | S | 25 | 57 | ||
| 91 | 42 | Conceded | C | 26 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 93% | ||
| 85% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 70% | ||
| 70% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 41% | ||
| 52% | 52% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 15% | ||
| 30% | 35% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 4% | 2% | ||
| 65% | 74% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 39% | ||
| 15% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 39% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 12.5 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southend United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Barnet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Maidenhead United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Altrincham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Solihull Moors | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Wealdstone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Ebbsfleet United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Aldershot Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Eastleigh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Gateshead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Woking | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Fylde | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Dorking Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 23 | Oxford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 24 | Bromley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wrexham | 46 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 116 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 73 | 111 |
| 2 | Notts County | 46 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 117 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 30 | 75 | 107 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 81 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 84 |
| 4 | Woking | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 82 |
| 5 | Barnet | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 75 | 67 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 8 | 74 |
| 6 | Boreham Wood | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 72 |
| 7 | Bromley | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 53 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 71 |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 69 |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 57 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 35 | -1 | 67 |
| 10 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 38 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 61 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 63 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | -1 | 61 |
| 13 | Wealdstone | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 72 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 40 | -15 | 60 |
| 14 | Gateshead | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 67 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 59 |
| 15 | Solihull Moors | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 62 | 66 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -4 | 58 |
| 16 | Dorking Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 67 | 91 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 49 | -24 | 57 |
| 17 | Altrincham | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 82 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 51 | -14 | 56 |
| 18 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 76 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 40 | -12 | 53 |
| 19 | York City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 63 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 31 | -8 | 51 |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 66 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 40 | -19 | 50 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 80 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 39 | -22 | 48 |
| 22 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 60 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 35 | -25 | 40 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 49 | 87 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 44 | -38 | 34 |
| 24 | Maidstone United | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 104 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 60 | -59 | 25 |
