Southend United look to Roots Hall supporters for inspiration before Hartlepool United match

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 19.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roots Hall

This promises to be another intriguing meeting at Roots Hall in the National League. Southend United is in 4th place and host Hartlepool United in 5th place. Read all about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Southend United have the the best goal difference (+5) in National League
  • Hartlepool United have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in National League

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 United and Hartlepool United.

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Southend United form and stats

Southend United have only played one National League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 23 matches.

Southend United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Dorking Wanderers. Cardwell has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. First-class!

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Dagenham & Redbridge.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Southend United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Early season league goal statistics from Southend United's 1 home game: {4 goals}, 0 conceded.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the National League ended in defeat. Last season Hartlepool United had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 4, drew 6 and lost 13.

Hartlepool had fun at their own home (Roots Hall) last time out, beating Maidenhead United 3-1. Ferguson, Seaman and Mancini scored.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Gateshead.

Hartlepool United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Hartlepool United have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Southend United have avoided a loss in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) against Hartlepool United.

The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Southend UnitedH. Cardwell
H. Cardwell
3 goals
Hartlepool UnitedE. Dieseruvwe
E. Dieseruvwe
2 goals
Southend UnitedC. Powell
C. Powell
1 goals

Southend United missing players

Hartlepool United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southend United Hartlepool United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
7 4 0 Scored S 2 2 7
2 0 0 Conceded C 3 3 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4
2.7 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 9 9 7.7
1.7 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.7 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12 11
5.3 8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 6
44% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 39%
 
6.7 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13 11.7
2.7 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 8 5
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Hartlepool United have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in National League
  • Southend United have the the best goal difference (+4) at home in National League
  • Southend United have the the best goal difference (+5) in National League
Southend United Last season Hartlepool United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
20 12   Won W   4 9
9 4   Drew D   6 16
17 7   Lost L   13 21
57 32   Scored S   25 52
45 19   Conceded C   42 78
93% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
70% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 87%
41% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   52% 52%
15% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 33%
2% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 11%
39% 39%   BTTS BTTS   61% 63%
39% 48%   Clean Sheets C S   9% 13%
28% 17%   Failed to Score F T   30% 30%
 
5.4 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 4.2
4.2 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5 5
1.7 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.5
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11.7 13.8   Shots (avg) S (   8.4 10.3
4.5 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.2
28% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 35%
 
7.8 7.8   Shots against (avg) S A   14.8 13.3
3.1 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.5 4.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chesterfield 3 3 0 0 10 6 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 9
2 Barnet 3 2 1 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 7
3 Solihull Moors 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
4 Southend United 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 6
5 Hartlepool United 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 6
6 Ebbsfleet United 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
7 Halifax Town 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 6
8 Altrincham 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 5
9 Wealdstone 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
10 Gateshead 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 4
11 Boreham Wood 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Woking 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
13 Maidenhead United 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 4
14 Kidderminster Harriers 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
15 Fylde 3 1 1 1 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 4
16 Eastleigh 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
17 Oldham Athletic 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -1 3
18 Rochdale 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 3
19 Dorking Wanderers 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 -2 3
20 Aldershot Town 3 1 0 2 6 9 1 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 7 -3 3
21 York City 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
22 Dagenham & Redbridge 3 0 1 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
23 Bromley 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 1
24 Oxford City 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 -5 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
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 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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 Chesterfield 3 3 0 0 10 6 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 9
2 Barnet 3 2 1 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 7
3 Solihull Moors 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
4 Southend United 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 6
5 Hartlepool United 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 6
6 Ebbsfleet United 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
7 Halifax Town 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 6
8 Altrincham 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 5
9 Wealdstone 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
10 Gateshead 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 4
11 Boreham Wood 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Woking 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
13 Maidenhead United 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 4
14 Kidderminster Harriers 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
15 Fylde 3 1 1 1 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 4
16 Eastleigh 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
17 Oldham Athletic 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -1 3
18 Rochdale 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 3
19 Dorking Wanderers 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 -2 3
20 Aldershot Town 3 1 0 2 6 9 1 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 7 -3 3
21 York City 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
22 Dagenham & Redbridge 3 0 1 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
23 Bromley 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 1
24 Oxford City 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 -5 0

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