Match Report
40 points separated the sides: Peterborough United 8th on 59, Southend United 22nd on 19. Peterborough United ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Peterborough United were scoring 1.94 and conceding 1.14, Southend United 1.11 and 2.43, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Peterborough United arrived on a run of five straight wins. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Peterborough United against 7/15 for Southend United.
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Peterborough United, 3 by Southend United, 3 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 30% of the wins in this fixture.
The venue was London Road Stadium, with room for 15,314 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Peterborough United: Siriki Dembélé (50'), Jack Taylor (57'), Ivan Toney (70'), Ivan Toney (74')
Key stats
Possession: Peterborough United 53% · Southend United 47% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 4-4