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Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Southend United at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pirates are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 11 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was just last season, in October 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 4-2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 01 Apr | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 08 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Southend Utd. is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Shrimpers have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Bristol Rvs.'s 55 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Southend Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 37 points from their 37 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Pirates's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southend Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Southend Utd. | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |