Southend vs Burton Albion Predictions

• 4 of the last 6 meetings between these two clubs have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals.
• Both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were produced in 3 of Southend’s last 6 matches.
• Both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were produced in 4 of Burton’s last 5 matches.
• Burton have scored 8 goals in their last 6 matches while Southend have conceded 13 goals.

Burton have outperformed Southend in all departments this season

Southend played in midweek and lost 1-0 at home to Gillingham which makes it four defeats on the run for Saturday’s hosts, while Burton’s last match also ended in defeat as they went down 4-1 away at Ipswich. 27pts separate these two clubs heading into this weekend’s clash and, despite not winning any of their last six matches, it’s Burton that claim the title of form favourites with four draws and two defeats. Southend have won one of their last six matches but the rest of the games during that period have all ended in defeat, meaning they have earned 1pt fewer than Burton in that time.

Despite Southend failing to score in their last three matches, we’re backing both teams to score and over 2.5 goals to be produced on Saturday and here’s why. Four of the last six meetings between these two clubs have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals and the same goes for three of Southend’s last six matches and four of Burton’s last five outings.

Southend have lost twelve of their fifteen home games in League One this season, picking up one win, while Burton have already won five times on the road. The hosts average just 0.47 points per home game while the visitors average 1.19 points per away game, which is above the league average of 1.04 points, so you can see why we have backed Burton to come out on top this weekend.

Both teams’ defences have been conceding plenty of goals in recent weeks

Southend score an average of 0.87 goals per home game and concede 2.53 goals while Burton score an average of 1.63 goals and concede 1.94 goals, and we have backed a narrow 2-1 final scoreline in the visitors’ favour. Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 67% of Southend’s home games and 75% of Burton’s away trips while both teams have scored in 53% of the hosts’ home matches and 69% of the visitors’ away games, adding further weight to our prediction for Saturday’s clash.

The hosts have only kept clean sheets in 7% of their home games this season while Burton have only shut their opponents out in 12% of their away trips and have only failed to score in 25% of those matches. Exactly 3-goals have been produced in 25% of Burton’s away games this season and a majority of their wins (6) have been via a 1-goal margin, while Southend have suffered eight defeats by a 1-goal margin already this season.

We’re confident that both teams will score and over 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1 in Burton’s favour. Both teams are playing poorly right now but Southend have been conceding a lot of goals and haven’t scored a great deal while Burton have found the back of the net on a regular basis but have only managed to keep one clean sheet in their last six attempts, so we are expecting an open and end to end ninety minutes on Saturday.