Southend United
- Southend United are 5 matches unbeaten in all competitions, with 3 wins and 2 draws.
- Southend United are unbeaten in their last 3 home matches, with 1 win and 2 draws.
- Southend United’s recent 1-3 victory away at Bath City in the FA Trophy, and their previous 0-0 draw at home to Gateshead in the National League, took them to 5 matches unbeaten in all competitions.
- The Shrimpers’ success since Kevin Maher’s appointment as manager has been largely down to his tactical acumen.
- With Gus Scott-Morriss in particularly good form at the moment, having scored 2 of the Shrimpers last 4 goals, United have the ability to stretch the opposition at the back and create chances from wide areas.
Eastleigh
- Eastleigh are on 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses from their last 5.
- Kelvin Davis’ side are much more pragmatic and flexible than Southend in their approach to matches, deploying men across the backline in 3 or 5 depending on the matchup.
- The Spitfires often play 5 at the back and like to defend compactly, with Davis’ teams generally suited to a counter-attacking style rather than the high-tempo, high-possession games they will face against Southend on Tuesday.
Key Players
- With Gus Scott-Morriss in particularly good form at the moment, having scored 2 of the Shrimpers last 4 goals, United have the ability to stretch the opposition at the back and create chances from wide areas.
- Aaron Blair is the leading goalscorer for Eastleigh, with 9 goals from 19 appearances in the National League, but he has also been their most clinical player recently, netting 2 of their last 3 goals.
Betting Insights
At 1.38 , Southend are overwhelming favorites against an Eastleigh side that are 7.5 to come away with all 3 points.
Prediction
Shrimpers have the tools to trouble the Spitfires .
