Match Report
2 points and 4 places separated them: Southend United 3rd with 13, Yeovil Town 7th with 11. On the form table Yeovil Town stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. Per game in the league, Southend United were scoring 2 and conceding 1.33, Yeovil Town 2 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
Yeovil Town arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
11 meetings are on record — 4 won by Southend United, 5 by Yeovil Town, 2 drawn, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
Roots Hall Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,392. T. Sangowawa officiated: 16 games logged, averaging 0.4 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Yeovil Town led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Southend United: Darren Oldaker (66'), Leon Chambers-Parillon (79'), Promise Omochere (85') · Yeovil Town: Archie Davies (25'), Luke McCormick (58')
Key stats
Possession: Southend United 64% · Yeovil Town 36% · Total shots: 15-4 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 9-2