A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash with Hartlepool United at Roots Hall.

ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 25

Draws: 10

Hartlepool wins: 13

PREVIOUS SIX MEETINGS

League Two (Apr 15) - Hartlepool 0 Southend 1

League Two (Nov 15) - Southend 1 Hartlepool 0

League Two (Feb 14) - Southend 1 Hartlepool 1 

League Two (Aug 13) - Hartlepool 0 Southend 1

League One (Mar 10) - Hartlepool 3 Southend 0

League One (Dec 09) - Southend 3 Hartlepool 2

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LWW

Hartlepool: WWL

REFEREE

Ruebyn Ricardo

Ricardo has shown eight yellow cards and one red in the two matches he has taken charge of so far this season.

Ricardo officiated Blues' 1-0 win against Gateshead back in February and sent off the visitors' Aaron Martin after 34 minutes.

FIXTURES  

Chesterfield v Oldham, Aldershot v York, Altrincham v Boreham Wood, Barnet v Woking, Halifax v Oxford City, Gateshead v Ebbsfleet, Kidderminster v Bromley, Maidenhead v Dagenham, Rochdale v Eastleigh, Solihull Moors v Dorking, Southend v Hartlepool, Wealdstone v AFC Fylde.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Southend and Hartlepool have both taken six points from their first three games of the season.

>Hartlepool have not visited Roots Hall since 2015 and last won here since 2002.

>Former Blues striker Chris Wreh is now with Hartlepool. Wreh scored four goals in 29 appearances while with the Shrimpers last season.

>Hartlepool were relegated from the EFL last season.

>If Harry Cardwell scores this weekend he will be the first Blues player to score in the first four league games of a season since Micky Beesley back in 1962.