Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Bristol Rovers (14th, 45 pts) and Southend United (22nd, 19 pts). Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Southend United ran at 1.11 scored and 2.43 conceded, Bristol Rovers at 1.09 and 1.4.
Southend United had lost six in a row.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 3 for Southend United, 6 for Bristol Rovers and 6 drawn, at 2.47 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Roots Hall Stadium in Southend-on-Sea, capacity 12,392, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Southend United led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.




