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Walsall face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 23 occasions, and draw 10, from the 36 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Shrimpers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Walsall | 5 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southend Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 46 points from their 34 games played so far, Walsall's 47 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Walsall on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Southend Utd.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Walsall | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |