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Milton Keynes pack their bags to visit Southend United at Roots Hall at lunchtime on Friday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, The Dons have recorded 3 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 5 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Roots Hall was more than three years back, in December 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Milton Keynes | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Milton Keynes | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Milton Keynes | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Milton Keynes | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Southend Utd. | 1 - 4 | Wimbledon | LGEC |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 28 Jan | Wimbledon | 3 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 13 Sep | Wimbledon | 6 - 4 | Southend Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Milton Keynes have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Southend Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 64 points from their 41 games so far. Milton Keynes are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 72 points from 40 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the The Dons to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 16 . |
| Milton Keynes | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |