Burton Albion prepare to entertain Southend United at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Brewers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Southend Utd. 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.
Burton Albion see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 21 points from their 18 games played so far, Southend Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 20 from their 17 matches played.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Burton Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Southend Utd. | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Brewers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southend Utd.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Burton Albion | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
Southend Utd. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |