A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's local derby at Colchester United on Tuesday night.

ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 33

Draws: 17

Colchester wins: 27

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League Two - Dec 20 - Southend 2 Colchester 0

Trophy - Nov 20 - Colchester 6 Southend 1

Trophy - Oct 18 - Colchester 2 Southend 0

Trophy - Nov 17 - Southend 2 Colchester 0

League One - Feb 16 - Southend 3 Colchester 0

League One - Dec 15 - Colchester 0 Southend 2

FORM GUIDE

Southend: DDDLWD

Colchester: WLDDLD

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 9/4

Draw: 9/4

Colchester win: 6/5 

REFEREE

Kevin Johnson (Somerset)

Johnson has shown 71 yellow cards and four red in the 24 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Johnson last officiated Blues when Mark Molesley's side drew 2-2 with Exeter City against October in a game which saw Jason Demetriou score from the penalty spot.

FIXTURES 

Barrow v Port Vale, Bolton v Carlisle, Bradford v Tranmere, Colchester v Southend, Forest Green v Exeter, Grimsby v Morecambe, Harrogate v Oldham, Leyton Orient v Cambridge, Mansfield v Scunthorpe, Newport v Crawley, Stevenage v Cheltenham, Walsall v Salford.

POINTS OF INTEREST 

>Eight of Colchester's nine wins this season have come at home.

>The U's ended a run of 10 games without a win by beating Walsall 2-1 on Saturday.

>Jevani Brown is Colchester's top scorer with 11 goals this season but he has not netted since November.

>Former Blues striker Frank Nouble has returned for a second spell with Colchester. Nouble made five substitute appearances for Southend in 2017.

>Colchester have not beaten Blues in the League since 2010.

>Blues have won their last four League games against Colchester.

>Shrimpers duo John White and Greg Halford will both be facing their former team on Tuesday night.