ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 4

Draws: 2

MK Dons: 9

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Nov 17 - MK Dons 1 Southend 1

League One - Apr 17 - Southend 1 MK Dons 2

League One - Oct 16 - MK Dons 0 Southend 3

League One - Feb 10 - MK Dons 3 Southend 1

League One - Nov 09 - Southend 2 MK Dons 1

JPT Trophy - Oct 09 - MK Dons 2 Southend 0

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LLWLWD

MK Dons: LLLWDW

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 23/20

Draw: 5/2

MK Dons win: 11/5

REFEREE

Gavin Ward (Surrey)

Ward has shown 115 yellow cards and four red in the 41 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Ward has already officiated Blues twice this season as he was the man in the middle for Phil Brown’s side 2-1 defeat against Shrewsbury Town in December and a 1-0 win against Bury at Roots Hall in October.

FIXTURES

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

POINTS OF INTEREST

>MK Dons have triumphed in just four of their 20 away games in League One so far this season.

>Dons have won just one of their last seven games on the road.

>Dons have lost just one of their five visits to Roots Hall.

>MK Dons are five points from safety with just four games to go.

>Chuks Aneke is Dons’ top scorer with 10 goals so far this season.

>Nigel Reo-Coker is back with Dons but has yet to make a first team appearance.

>Dons went 10 games without a win between January and March.

>MK Dons have lost their last three games.

>Dons are second from bottom