ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 19

Draws: 15

Bury wins: 11

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Oct 17 - Southend 1 Bury 0

League One - Apr 17 - Southend 1 Bury 0

League One - Nov 16 - Bury 1 Southend 4

League One - May 16 - Bury 3 Southend 2

League One - Dec 15 - Southend 4 Bury 1

League Two - Apr 15 - Bury 0 Southend 1

FORM GUIDE

Southend: WWWLLL

Bury: DWDWLL

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 15/8

Draw: 11/5

Bury win: 6/4

REFEREE

Martin Coy (Durham)

Coy has shown 49 yellow cards and three reds in the 24 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Coy officiated the Shrimpers’ 3-1 defeat at Scunthorpe United in December.

FIXTURES

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

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Bury are currently bottom of the League One table, nine points from safety.

>The Shakers have been beaten in eight of their 15 home games so far this season.

>Bury have not been beaten in their last four games having previously suffered eight successive defeats.

>Former Southend centre-backs Peter Clarke and Adam Thompson are now with Bury. Clarke started Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Bradford City, while Thompson was on the bench.

>Blues have won four of their last five games against Bury and have suffered just one defeat in their previous 11 meetings with the Shakers.

>Shrimpers boss Chris Powell was part of the Southend side which won promotion at Bury back in 1991.