ALL-TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 47

Draws: 28

Bristol Rovers wins: 38

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Aug 18 - Bristol Rovers 0 Southend 1

League One - May 18 - Southend 0 Bristol Rovers 0

League One - Dec 17 - Bristol Rovers 3 Southend 0

League One - Mar 17 - Bristol Rovers 2 Southend 0

League One - Aug 16 - Southend 1 Bristol Rovers 1

Trophy - Nov 15 - Southend 1 Bristol Rovers 0

REFEREE

Ollie Yates

Yates has shown 90 yellow cards and four red in the 26 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Yates last officiated the Shrimpers back in August 2016 when Phil Brown’s side lost 2-0 to Fleetwood Town at Roots Hall.

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LWLLWL

Bristol Rovers: DWLDWD

FIXTURES

Accrington v Blackpool, Barnsley v Scunthorpe, Burton v Oxford, Coventry v Gillingham, Fleetwood v Charlton, Peterborough v Plymouth, Portsmouth v Doncaster, Shrewsbury v Luton, Southend v Bristol Rovers, Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon, Walsall v Rochdale, Wycombe v Bradford.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blues’ last five home games with Bristol Rovers in the League have all ended in draws.

>The Pirates have lost just one of their last nine games in all competitions.

>Rovers have the best defensive record on the road in League One having conceded just 13 goals.

>Rovers are 23rd in the standings.

>The Pirates last won at Roots Hall in 2008.