A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's trip to Oxford United.

ALL-TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 23

Draws: 10

Oxford wins: 21

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Nov 19 - Southend 0 Oxford 4

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

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LLLLLW

Oxford: WWWLDL

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 9/1

Draw: 9/2

Oxford win: 2/7

REFEREE

Lee Swabey (Devon)

Swabey has shown 84 yellow cards and five reds in the 25 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Swabey officiated Blues’ 4-1 defeat at Portsmouth in November.

FIXTURES

Tonight: Portsmouth v Rochdale.

Saturday: Blackpool v Ipswich, Bolton v Accrington, Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury, Burton v Peterborough, Doncaster v Wycombe, Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon, Oxford v Southend, Rotherham v MK Dons, Tranmere v Fleetwood.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Oxford have won 10 of their 16 home games this season.

>Matty Taylor is Oxford’s top scorer with 16 goals.

>Oxford have won their last three games, all with clean sheets.

>Oxford have conceded just 12 goals at home, the second best record in the division.

>The U’s are eighth in the table, a point below the play-offs.