A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's trip to Bristol Rovers. 

ALL-TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 47

Draws: 28

Bristol Rovers wins: 39

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Feb 19 - Southend 1 Bristol Rovers 2

League One - Aug 18 - Bristol Rovers 0 Southend 1

League One - May 18 - Southend 0 Bristol Rovers 0

League One - Dec 17 - Bristol Rovers 3 Southend 0

League One - Mar 17 - Bristol Rovers 2 Southend 0

League One - Aug 16 - Southend 1 Bristol Rovers 1

FORM GUIDE

Southend: DLWLLL

Bristol Rovers: WDWWWD

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 5/1

Draw: 16/5

Bristol Rovers win: 8/15

REFEREE

James Oldham (Derbyshire)

Oldham has shown 41 yellow cards and three reds in 12 games so far this season.

Oldham sent off two former Blues players in his last game - Scunthorpe’s Matt Lund and Port Vale’s David Worrall.

FIXTURES

Blackpool v Fleetwood, Bolton v AFC Wimbledon, Bristol Rovers v Southend, Burton v Lincoln, Coventry v Ipswich, Doncaster v MK Dons, Gillingham v Sunderland, Oxford v Shrewsbury, Portsmouth v Peterborough, Rotherham v Rochdale, Tranmere v Accrington.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Rovers have been beaten just once in nine home games this season.

>Ex-Blues loanee Jonson Clarke Harris is Rovers’ top scorer with nine goals so far this season.

>Southend have triumphed in just one of their last nine League games against Rovers.

>Rovers are ninth in the table.