Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Stockport County (1st, 94 pts) and Southend United (13th, 58 pts). Southend United ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Per game in the league, Stockport County were scoring 1.98 and conceding 0.86, Southend United 1.02 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Stockport County 12/15, Southend United 5/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Stockport County, 3 for Southend United and 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Edgeley Park in Stockport, with room for 10,841 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Stockport County led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.