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.