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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 24 occasions, and draw 10, from the 37 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Southend Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Saddlers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Southend Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 games played so far, Walsall's 31 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Southend Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 19 . |
| Walsall | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |