SOUTHEND UNITED v BRISTOL ROVERS
Saturday 5th May 2018 – Kickoff: 1730hrs
Football – England – League One Betting Tips
Southend United will be looking to register a fourth consecutive win in League One to finish off their season in style when they take on Bristol Rovers at Roots Hall on Saturday evening.
Recent wins over MK Dons, Oldham Athletic and Bradford City have helped lift Chris Powell’s men up into 10th place and the top half of the third tier, and having won six of their last eight on home turf, the hosts will be pretty confident of taking all three points here to round the season off.
The Shrimps also possess a strong home record which stands at 12-6-4 38/21 while forward Cox (10 goals) is well supported by midfielders Demetriou (8 goals), Kightly and McLaughlin (6 goals apiece). Southend have scored 2 goals or more in 6 of their last 8 home matches.
Bristol Rovers sit in 13th place on the League One ladder but come into this clash having recorded just one win from their last 10 matches overall, which was a 2-1 home win over rock bottom club, Bury, but defeats to Plymouth Argyle, Fleetwood Town and Rotherham United as well as no fewer than six draws have prevented The Pirates from moving into the top half of the division.
Away from home, Rovers are without a win from their last four trips following losses at Plymouth, Fleetwood and Rotherham, amidst an overall away record of 5-4-13 22/36, and with just four clean sheets on their travels to date, the visitors could come unstuck again at Southend today.
As previously mentioned, Southend seem to have found their goalscoring touch, and I fancy them to at least avoid defeat here but they could well take the spoils on this final day against Bristol Rovers.
Pick: Southend United AH0 @ 1.69 Bet Victor
