Match Report
Southend United, 22nd on 19 points, faced a 41-point deficit to Oxford United (4th, 60). Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Oxford United ran at 1.74 scored and 1.06 conceded, Southend United at 1.11 and 2.43.
Oxford United came in having won three on the spin. Southend United entered with five losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Oxford United 10/15, Southend United 0/15.
The sides have met 17 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Oxford United, 3 draws and 11 for Southend United, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 41% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 35% of meetings.
The Kassam Stadium in Oxford staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.