Southend vs Swindon Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Having previously struggled earlier on in the campaign, Southend have turned things around and are actually going well in 9^th position, just one point outside of the coveted play-off places. Swindon, on the other hand, have been very patchy and are struggling somewhat down in 20^th position, just one point above the drop-zone.

At odds of 10/11, it worth siding with the hosts to win this match. Despite the arrival of Tim Sherwood, although in what capacity remains unknown, things aren’t going well for Swindon, particularly on the road where they’ve won just one match all season.

Home form has been very much the basis of Southend’s revival this season and they’re now unbeaten in front of a home crowd in eight matches. Six of those have seen Southend come out on top. Defensively they’ve looked sound and have conceded just two goals in their last five at Roots Hall. Consider this alongside the fact that Swindon have conceded ten in their last five away from home and the hosts are hard to avoid.

Last time out Southend recorded a very impressive home win against Bradford – a team who’ve been residing near the very top of the table for most of the season – and they looked good in doing so. Such a win should have left the hosts with real confidence and they are fancied to get the better of a Swindon team who slumped to a 4-0 defeat at Rochdale on Saturday.