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Walsall are ready to welcome Southend United to Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 36 games played, Saddlers have recorded 17 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 13 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Banks's Stadium was within the last three years, in August 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Walsall | 2-2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 30 Jan | Walsall | 4 - 1 | Southend Utd. | ASSM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 19 Mar | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 17 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Shrimpers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall's 15 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Southend Utd.'s total of 19 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Walsall only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Southend Utd. | No sequences of note |