FM Preview: Southend United v Aldershot Town 23 Oct 2012

Last updated : 22 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southend United v Aldershot Town fixture

Aldershot Town face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Shots will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 8 of the 44 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Roots Hall was less than a year ago, in March 2012, with Aldershot Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Shrimpers in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 20 Mar Southend Utd. 0-1 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2011/2012 Tue 21 Feb Aldershot Tn. 2 - 0 Southend Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Southend Utd. 0 - 0 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Aldershot Tn. 1 - 0 Southend Utd. League Two
1990/1991 Tue 06 Nov Southend Utd. 10 - 1 Aldershot Tn. (Associate Members)
1990/1991 Tue 04 Sep Aldershot Tn. 2 - 2 Southend Utd. League Cup
1990/1991 Tue 28 Aug Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Aldershot Tn. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Southend United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Southend United, Aldershot Town are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Shots have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Southend United's 18 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Aldershot Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 8 points from their 13 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southend United 6 2 2 2 8 5 8
Aldershot Town 6 0 0 6 4 16 0

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Shots are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Southend United. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southend United Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Aldershot Town Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 7 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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