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Luton Town pack their bags to visit Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, The Hatters have recorded 10 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 15 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Roots Hall was within the last three years, in November 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 15 Dec | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 12 Nov | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | Luton Town | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Southend Utd. | 3 - 0 | Luton Town | ASSM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Southend Utd. | 3 - 2 | Luton Town | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Luton Town | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Shrimpers have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Hatters have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Southend Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 42 points from their 44 games thus far. Luton Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 44 games have yielded only 37 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Shrimpers, as the The Hatters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Luton Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 19 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |