ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 36

Draws: 29

Gillingham wins: 44

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League Cup - Aug 16 - Southend 1 Gillingham 3

League One - Aug 16 - Southend 1 Gillingham 3

League One - Mar 16 - Southend 1 Gillingham 1

League One - Oct 15 - Gillingham 1 Southend 1

League Two - Jan 13 - Southend 0 Gillingham 1

League Two - Sep 12 - Gillingham 1 Southend 0

FORM GUIDE

Southend win: WDWLWD

Gillingham: DLDDDD

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 6/5

Draw: 12/5

Gillingham 11/5

REFEREE

Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire) Whitestone has shown 88 yellow cards in the 32 games he has taken charge of so far this season but has yet to send someone off this term.

Whitestone refereed Blues’ 3-1 win against Coventry in December and also officiated on the opening day of the season when Phil Brown’s side were beaten 3-1 by Gillingham at Roots Hall.

FIXTURES

AFC Wimbledon v Walsall, Bristol Rovers v Scunthorpe, Charlton Athletic v Bury, Chesterfield v Oxford United, Coventry City v Swindon Town, Fleetwood Town v Northampton Town, Gillingham v Southend United, MK Dons v Shrewsbury Town, Oldham Athletic v Millwall, Peterborough United v Rochdale, Port Vale v Bradford , Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blues have not won any of their last six games against Gillingham.

>The Gills have drawn eight of their 16 home games this season, the second highest in League One.

>Jay Emmanuel Thomas, who terrorised Southend in the first two games of the season, is now back at QPR after ending his loan spell early.

>Gills have gone 11 games without a win