Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Southend United 13th with 58 points, Dover Athletic 23rd with 1, 57 apart. Southend United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Dover Athletic were scoring 0.84 and conceding 2.3, Southend United 1.02 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Southend United in 6 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Dover Athletic had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Southend United, 11.
The match was played at The Perrys Crabble Stadium (capacity 6,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Southend United: Noor Husin (73')
Key stats
Possession: Dover Athletic 46% · Southend United 54% · Total shots: 7-2 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 2-6