ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 10

Draws: 12

Bradford wins: 16

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Dec 17 - Southend 1 Bradford 2

League One - Nov 16 - Southend 3 Bradford 0

League One - Oct 16 - Bradford 1 Southend 1

League One - Apr 16 - Southend 0 Bradford 1

League One - Feb 16 - Bradford 2 Southend 0

League Two - Mar 13 - Bradford 2 Southend 2

FORM GUIDE

Southend: WWLLWL

Bradford: WDWDLL

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 13/10

Draw: 5/2

Bradford win: 19/10

REFEREE

Trevor Kettle (Rutland) Kettle has shown 130 yellow cards and five reds in the 36 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Kettle last officiated the Shrimpers when Phil Brown’s side were beaten 2-0 at Bristol Rovers in March 2017.

Kettle also refereed Blues’ 1-1 draw at Bradford City last season.

FIXTURES

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

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Bradford are currently 10th in the League One table, six points below the play-off places, with three games still left to play.

>The Bantams triumphed just once in 14 games but have now been beaten just twice in their last seven games. Simon Grayson’s side have also not been beaten in their last four outings.

>Former Blues loanee Matt Lund is now with Bradford and could start this weekend. Lund made 13 appearances while with the Shrimpers towards the end of the 2012/13 season.

>City striker Dominic Poleon started his career as a youth team striker with the Shrimpers.

>Charlie Wyke is Bradford’s top scorer with 16 goals this season.