ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 41

Draws: 18

Walsall wins: 23

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Oct 17 - Walsall 0 Southend 1

League One - Mar 17 - Southend 3 Walsall 2

League One - Nov 16 - Walsall 0 Southend 0

League One - Apr 16 - Walsall 1 Southend 0

League One - Aug 15 - Southend 0 Walsall 2

League Cup - Aug 14 - Southend 1 Walsall 2

FORM GUIDE

Southend: WDWWWL

Walsall: LLDWDW

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 21/20

Draw: 5/2

Walsall win: 12/5

REFEREE

Charles Breakspear (Surrey)

Breakspear has shown 139 yellow cards and 15 reds in the 38 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Breakspear has brandished two red cards in the same match four times this term and last officiated the Shrimpers in December when Phil Brown’s side beat Oldham Athletic 2-0 at Roots Hall.

FIXTURES

Saturday: AFC Wimbledon v Charlton, Blackpool v Northampton, Bradford v Portsmouth, Doncaster v Bury, Gillingham v Rotherham, MK Dons v Bristol Rovers, Oxford v Fleetwood, Rochdale v Plymouth, Scunthorpe v Oldham, Shrewsbury v Peterborough, Southend v Walsall.

Sunday: Blackburn v Wigan.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Walsall go into the encounter 17th in the League One standings.

>The Saddlers have failed to win any of their last eight away games and have not triumphed on the road since beating AFC Wimbledon in November.

>Blues right-back Jason Demetriou spent the 2015/16 season with Walsall before joining the Shrimpers.

>Walsall have won three of their 17 away games in League One this season.

>Erhun Oztumer is Walsall’s top scorer with 13 goals this term.

>Blues’ on loan midfielder Sam Mantom made 153 appearances for Walsall.