A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash at Rochdale.

ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 24

Draws: 15

Rochdale wins: 18

PREVIOUS SIX MEETINGS 

National League - Apr 24 - Southend 1 Rochdale 2

National League - Sep 23 - Rochdale 2 Southend 2

League One - Aug 19 - Southend 0 Rochdale 3

League One - Apr 19 - Rochdale 1 Southend 0

League One - Dec 18 - Southend 1 Rochdale 2

League One - Mar 18 - Rochdale 0 Southend 0

FORM GUIDE

Southend: WLLDWL

Rochdale: WDWWLL

REFEREE

Stuart Morland

Morland has shown 17 yellow cards and two reds in three National League games this season.

Saturday's match will be his first involving the Shrimpers.

FIXTURES 

Aldershot v Eastleigh, Altrincham v Gateshead, Boston v Halifax, Dagenham v Fylde, Forest Green v Braintree, Maidenhead v Hartlepool, Solihull v Barnet, Sutton v Oldham, Tamworth v Woking, Wealdstone v Yeovil, York v Ebbsfleet, Rochdale v Southend

POINTS OF INTEREST

>The Shrimpers have failed to win any of their last seven games against Rochdale.

>Blues have triumphed just once in their last nine visits to Spotland.

>Rochdale are fifth in the table with 24 points from their first 13 games this season.

>Rochdale have been beaten once in six home games this season. Jim McNulty's side have scored nine goals at home and conceded just four.

>Kairo Mitchell is the joint second highest scorer in the National League this season after scoring nine goals in his last eight games.

>Kevin Maher will take charge of Blues for the 150th time this weekend. His 100th game as Southend's head coach also came away at Rochdale.

>Maher is just the 12th Shrimpers manager to reach 150 games