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Southend vs Rotherham: result 2-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 39Kick-off on March 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Southend
2-0
Rotherham

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What was the result of Southend vs Rotherham?

Southend won 2-0 on March 24, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 7′S. McLaughlinSouthend
  • 79′Simon CoxSouthend

Official lineup for Southend vs Rotherham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Southend

  1. 9M. Fortuné
  2. 10Simon Cox
  1. 3B. Coker
  2. 4A. Wordsworth
  3. 11S. McLaughlin
  4. 16D. Yearwood
  5. 18S. Mantom
  1. 6M. Turner
  2. 42E. Bwomono
  3. 48J. White
  1. 1M. Oxley

Rotherham

  1. 10D. Ball
  2. 24M. Smith
  1. 4W. Vaulks
  2. 8M. Palmer
  3. 11J. Taylor
  4. 17R. Towell
  5. 23R. Williams
  1. 2J. Emmanuel
  2. 3J. Mattock
  3. 5S. Ajayi
  1. 12L. Price
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Southend have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Rotherham have 11, 2 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Southend
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 17, 2018Blackpool(away)1-1League One
Mar 13, 2018Rochdale(away)0-0League One
Mar 10, 2018Doncaster(home)0-0League One
Mar 3, 2018Walsall(home)0-3League One
Feb 17, 2018Portsmouth(home)3-1League One
Rotherham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 17, 2018Northampton(away)3-0League One
Mar 13, 2018Milton Keynes Dons(away)2-3League One
Mar 10, 2018Rochdale(home)0-1League One
Feb 24, 2018Doncaster(home)2-1League One
Feb 17, 2018Shrewsbury(away)1-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Southend wins, 1 draw, 2 Rotherham wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2017Rotherham 5-0 SouthendLeague One
Mar 2, 2013Southend 1-1 RotherhamLeague Two
Oct 13, 2012Rotherham 0-3 SouthendLeague Two
Feb 10, 2012Southend 0-2 RotherhamLeague Two
Sep 24, 2011Rotherham 0-4 SouthendLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Rotherham vs Southend on Aug 12, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Southend score 1.2 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rotherham score 1.8 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Southend1.21.449/159/15
Rotherham1.80.768/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
23Rotherham46101125417141

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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