FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Southend United 15 Sep 2012

Last updated : 14 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Southend United fixture

Cheltenham Town prepare to entertain Southend United at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was less than a year ago, in December 2011, with Cheltenham Town running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Fri 30 Mar Southend Utd. 4 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Two
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Cheltenham T. 3-0 Southend Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Mon 03 Jan Southend Utd. 1 - 2 Cheltenham T. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 14 Dec Cheltenham T. 0 - 2 Southend Utd. League Two
2009/2010 Tue 11 Aug Cheltenham T. 1 - 2 Southend Utd. League Cup
2008/2009 Sat 02 May Southend Utd. 2 - 0 Cheltenham T. League One
2008/2009 Tue 25 Nov Cheltenham T. 0 - 0 Southend Utd. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Cheltenham Town, Southend United are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrimpers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 8 points from their 5 games so far.

Southend United see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 2 3 1 7 7 9
Southend United 6 3 1 2 9 8 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Cheltenham Town may be coming up against a decent side in Southend United, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Robins. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Southend United Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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