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West Brom. play host to Southend United at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the The Baggies.
The last time the two teams met at West Brom. was back in March 1997, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Wed 05 Mar | West Brom. | 4-0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 16 Nov | Southend Utd. | 2 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 29 Aug | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 27 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 11 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrimpers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 11 points from their 7 games so far. Southend Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Baggies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southend Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Southend Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |