A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's trip to Gillingham.
ALL-TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 39
Draws: 30
Gillingham wins: 46
LAST SIX MEETINGS
League One - Jan 19 - Southend 2 Gillingham 0
League One - Oct 18 - Gillingham 0 Southend 2
League One - Apr 18 - Southend 4 Gillingham 0
Trophy - Aug 19 - Gillingham 2 Southend 1
League One - Aug 17 - Gillingham 3 Southend 3
League One - Feb 17 - Gillingham 2 Southend 1
FORM GUIDE
Southend: LLWLDL
Gillingham: LLDWDL
BETTING ODDS
Southend win: 15/4
Draw: 3/1
Gillingham win: 4/6
REFEREE
Leigh Doughty (Lancashire)
Doughty is currently enjoying his first season as a Football League referee.
Doughty officiated in the National League last term but has now made the step up.
He has shown 15 yellow cards and one red in the eight games he has officiated this term.
FIXTURES
Accrington v Oxford, AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale, Doncaster v Portsmouth, Fleetwood v Ipswich, Gillingham v Southend, Lincoln v Sunderland, MK Dons v Burton, Rotherham v Coventry, Tranmere v Shrewsbury, Wycombe v Peterborough
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Gillingham have taken 10 points from 10 games this season.
>Ex-Blues goalkeeper Simon Royce was on the bench for Gillingham last weekend, aged 48.
>Former Shrimper Stuart O’Keefe is now with Gills.
>Gillingham have won two of their five home games this season.
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