ALL TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 23
Draws: 12
Rochdale wins: 13
LAST SIX MEETINGS
League One – Mar 16 – Rochdale 4 Southend 1
League One – Oct 15 – Southend 2 Rochdale 2
League Two – Apr 14 – Rochdale 0 Southend 3
League Two – Dec 13 – Southend 1 Rochdale 1
League Two – Apr 13 – Rochdale 4 Southend 2
League Two – Nov 12 – Southend 3 Rochdale 1
FORM GUIDE
Southend: WDWLWL
Rochdale: WWWWWD
BETTING ODDS
Southend win: 3/1
Draw: 12/5
Rochdale win: 10/11
REFEREE
Darren England (Barnsley)
England has shown 19 yellow cards and four red in the nine games he has taken charge of so far this season.
England - who ran the line in the 2015 FA Cup final - last officiated Blues when they were beaten 4-1 at Wigan Athletic in April.
FIXTURES
Saturday: Bradford v Shrewsbury, Gillingham v Oldham, Peterborough v Bury, Rochdale v Southend, Scunthorpe v Northampton, Swindon v Bolton.
Sunday: Oxford v AFC Wimbledon, MK Dons v Port Vale
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Rochdale have triumphed in their last five games.
>Former Blues goalkeeper Steve Collis is now goalkeeping coach at Rochdale while ex Shrimpers loanee Brian-Barry Murphy is first team coach.
>Southend midfielder Will Atkinson has had two loan spells with Rochdale making a combined total of 15 appearances.
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