About Match
6 points and 10 places separate them: Eastleigh 12th with 14, Southend United 2nd with 20. Eastleigh rank just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Eastleigh run at 1.22 scored and 1.11 conceded, Southend United at 2.56 and 1.33. A win here leaves Eastleigh on 17 points and up to 4th, other results permitting.
Southend United have not lost in 5 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 5/15 points for Eastleigh against 11/15 for Southend United.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Eastleigh wins, 6 for Southend United, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
Silverlake Stadium stages the fixture, a ground that holds 32,384.




