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Norwich City pack their bags to visit Southend United at Roots Hall on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 31 games.
The previous match played between the two at Roots Hall was more than three years back, in September 2006, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 3 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 25 Feb | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 26 Dec | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1959/1960 | Wed 27 Apr | Norwich City | 4 - 3 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Canaries, and 4 goals against.
Southend Utd.'s 23 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Norwich City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 32 points from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Canaries has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Southend Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Norwich City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |