A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash with Coventry City at Roots Hall.
ALL-TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 20
Draws: 12
Coventry wins: 21
LAST SIX MEETINGS
League One - Aug 19 - Coventry 1 Southend 0
League One - Dec 18 - Coventry 1 Southend 0
League One - Oct 18 - Southend 1 Coventry 2
League One - Mar 17 - Coventry 0 Southend 2
League One - Dec 16 - Southend 1 Coventry 1
League One - Jan 16 - Southend 3 Coventry 0
FORM GUIDE
Southend: LLWLWD
Coventry: WWDWDD
BETTING ODDS
Southend win: 4/1
Draw: 11/4
Coventry win: 8/11
REFEREE
Sam Purkiss (London)
Purkiss has shown 72 yellow cards and one red in the 24 games he has taken charge of so far this season.
Purkiss is currently enjoying his first season in the Football League and tomorrow’s game will be his first involving Blues.
FIXTURES
Accrington Stanley v Lincoln, Bolton v Wycombe, Bristol Rovers v Blackpool, Fleetwood v Peterborough, Gillingham v Doncaster, Ipswich v Burton, Oxford v Sunderland, Portsmouth v Shrewsbury, Rochdale v Tranmere, Rotherham v AFC Wimbledon, Southend v Coventry.
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Coventry have lost just two of their 14 away games but eight have been draws.
>City have not been beaten since mid-December.
>Matt Godden is Coventry’s top scorer with 11 goals.
>City have conceded just 29 goals.
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