Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Stevenage 13th with 60 points, Southend United 23rd with 45, 15 apart. Southend United ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.63/1.26 for Southend United and 0.89/0.89 for Stevenage (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Stevenage were unbeaten in 7.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Southend United, 3 draws and 1 for Stevenage, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Roots Hall Stadium in Southend-on-Sea (capacity 12,392). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.