Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Burton Albion 12th with 48 points, Southend United 22nd with 19, 29 apart. Per game in the league, Southend United were scoring 1.11 and conceding 2.43, Burton Albion 1.43 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Southend United entered with four losses in a row. A win had eluded Burton Albion for 6 matches.
16 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Southend United 6, draws 3, Burton Albion 7, at 2.06 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 31% of the meetings went beyond two goals. The recent trend is more open — 3 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.06 all-time.
The venue was Roots Hall Stadium in Southend-on-Sea, with room for 12,392 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.