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Notts. County play host to Southend United at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 5 of the 25 games.
The last time the two teams met at Notts. County was back in February 1995, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Feb | Notts. County | 2-2 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 01 Nov | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Notts. County | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 30 Mar | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Notts. County | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 03 Jan | Notts. County | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 23 Mar | Notts. County | 4 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 21 Nov | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Notts. County | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 28 Apr | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Magpies have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Southend Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Shrimpers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Notts. County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 7 points from their 8 games thus far. Southend Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Meadow Lane for the Magpies and the Madmen are unable to see past Southend Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |