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Bournemouth pack their bags to visit Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, Cherries have recorded 8 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 22 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Roots Hall was more than three years back, in December 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Dec | Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Bournemouth | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Southend Utd. | 5 - 3 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 18 Nov | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 23 Mar | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Bournemouth's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southend Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 40 points from 24 games. Bournemouth's 34 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Bournemouth only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Roots Hall will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Bournemouth | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |