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Walsall prepare to entertain Southend United at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 38 games played, Saddlers have recorded 18 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Banks's Stadium was less than a year ago, in August 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Saddlers have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Southend Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Shrimpers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Walsall lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 3 points from their 1 games so far. Southend Utd.'s 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Banks's Stadium for the Saddlers and the Madmen are unable to see past Southend Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Southend Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |