Soccer Tip of the Day - League 1 Play Off
Southend who finished 6th in the league take on Doncaster who finished 3rd in the first of the league one play offs at Roots Hall tonight. 4 points seperated the 2 sides after 46 games of the regular season and tonight`s game should be equally as close.
Southend had a final home record of W12 D6 L5 F35 A20 though Doncaster`s away record for the season compares favourably being: W9 D7 L7 F31 A23. To highlight further the closeness between both these sides the league meeting this season saw Southend win 3-2 at home and Doncaster win 3-1 at their ground.
For head to head followers it is worth mentioning that prior to Southend`s 3-1 win at Roots Hall, Doncaster had won the previous two games played between these two sides in recent times.
The one clue i got when looking at the stats showed that Southend finished the season with 3 wins 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 6 games whilst Doncaster missed out on automatic promotion on the final day when they lost 2-1 at Cheltenham and their final 6 games saw 2 wins 2 draws and 2 defeats, also you have to go back to early March for Doncaster`s last away win a 1-0 victory at mid table Bristol Rovers and it is that stat which leans me towards Southend tonight.
Ladbrokes are best price 11/8 about a Southend victory and i will we having some of that along with a small stake on the over 2.5 goal market where VCBet are offering 5/4 for this outcome.
As i said earlier i expect a tight affair but feel Doncaster can score so a 2-1 scoreline in favour of Southend would make for a happy night in the Silverfox hole!
Good Luck
Silverfox.
