A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash with Oxford United.
ALL-TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 23
Draws: 10
Oxford wins: 20
LAST SIX MEETINGS
League One - Dec 18 - Oxford 0 Southend 1
League One - Oct 18 - Southend 0 Oxford 0
League One - Apr 18 - Oxford 2 Southend 0
League One - Nov 17 - Southend 1 Oxford 1
League One - Feb 17 - Oxford 0 Southend 2
Trophy - Dec 16 - Southend 1 Oxford 1
FORM GUIDE
Southend: WLLLLL
Oxford: WWDDWW
BETTING ODDS
Southend win: 9/2
Draw: 3/1
Oxford win: 4/7
REFEREE
Tom Nield (West Yorkshire)
Nield has shown 35 yellow cards and two reds in the 13 games he has taken charge of so far this season.
Nield officiated two Blues games last season, a 3-2 win at Wycombe Wanderers and a 2-0 victory at home to Bradford City.
FIXTURES
Accrington v Bolton, AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham, Fleetwood v Tranmere, Ipswich v Blackpool, MK Dons v Rotherham, Peterborough v Burton, Rochdale v Portsmouth, Shrewsbury v Bristol Rovers, Southend v Oxford, Sunderland v Coventry, Wycombe v Doncaster.
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Blues have lost just one of their last 13 games against Oxford.
>Oxford have not triumphed at Roots Hall since 2003.
>Oxford have won two of their nine away games this season.
>The U’s have the second best attack in the division having scored 33 goals already this term.
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