Total Tranmere - Tranmere Rovers v Southend Utd Preview

Tranmere Rovers v Southend Utd Preview

By Deadly Submarine January 31 2006
As Tranmere welcome table-topping Southend Utd to Prenton Park this weekend in Coca-Cola League One, Total Tranmere brings you all the statistics and team news to keep you in the know prior to the game. Rovers will be hoping to extend their current five match unbeaten run.

TOTAL TRANMERE – Match Preview

TRANMERE ROVERS Vs SOUTHEND UTD

Saturday January 21st 2006 – Kick-Off 3.00pm

Coca-Cola League One – Prenton Park

Team News

Tranmere Rovers are without the services of goalkeeper John Achterberg (groin) and Ian Goodison (suspension) for the visit of the league leaders but otherwise manager Brian Little has a full squad to choose from.

Southend United are without Bart Griemink (knee) and Luke Gutteridge (suspension) but have Lewis Kay, James Lawson, Jay Smith, Spencer Prior and Shaun Goater back in contention after injury lay-offs.

Match Referee – Russell Booth (Nottinghamshire)

Form Guide

Tranmere Rovers:

Last Six At Home - DLDWWD

Last Six Games - DWWWDD

Southend United:

Last Six Away - LLDWWD

Last Six Games - DWWWDW

Tranmere go into Saturday’s clash against League One pace-setters Southend United on the back of a run that has seen them go six games unbeaten since just before Christmas and after a poor run of home form earlier in the season, the Whites are now unbeaten in their last four games at home having won two and drawn two.

The Shrimpers go into the game on an even longer unbeaten run having not lost for nine games home and away stretching back to their last defeat on December 3^rd. Their most recent success came last Saturday with a wonderful home win against League One away specialists Brentford.

The Hotshots

Tranmere Rovers: Chris Greenacre – 14 Goals

Southend United: Freddy Eastwood – 12 Goals

Past Meetings – This Season

17th September 2005 – Coca-Cola League One – Roots Hall

Southend United 3 – 1 Tranmere Rovers

Lawson 16 Facey 46

Goater (pen) 33

Goater 82

Attendance: 6,691

Referee: Ray Olivier (West Midlands)

Prior to this season, the two sides had not met for eight years in any competition but in the first of this season’s two games the Shrimpers took a 2-0 lead in the first half and despite a goal from Delroy Facey at the start of the second half, Shaun Goater added his second and Southend’s third with just eight minutes remaining.

Head-to-Head

All Matches: At Prenton Park:

Matches Played = 41 Matches Played = 20

Tranmere Wins = 18 Tranmere Wins = 11

Southend Utd Wins = 12 Southend Utd Wins = 4

Matches Drawn = 11 Matches Drawn = 5

Tranmere Goals = 59 Tranmere Goals = 36

Southend Utd Goals = 51 Southend Utd Goals = 19