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Walsall face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Tuesday evening, 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 just last season, in March 2009, with Southend Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 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 may have lost only 1 of their last six home games, but the other 5 have resulted in drawn games. The Shrimpers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Saddlers have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 34 points from their 36 games thus far. Walsall's 47 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Saddlers of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Roots Hall with Walsall coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 12 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |