Worthing vs Southend Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form: Southend Riding High, Worthing Steadier at Home

Southend's recent matches have included some big swings. There's a 6-1 away win at Gateshead in there, but also a 2-4 home defeat to Barrow in their very last outing, so the goals have flown in at both ends. Across their wider run of games, including some pre-season friendlies mixed into the sample, they've won more than they've lost, which tracks with their position near the top of the table.

Worthing: 20 completed matches; Southend: 20 completed matches.

Worthing

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

23

Difference

+12

Southend

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

44

Conceded

31

Difference

+13

Worthing's picture looks calmer. Their most recent league games include a 2-1 home win over FC Halifax Town and a 3-1 away win at Hartlepool, either side of some tighter losses to Boreham Wood and Tamworth. It's a mixed bag rather than a hot streak, but there's enough there to suggest they're not out of their depth at home.

Southend look the sharper side in front of goal, but Worthing haven't been rolled over at home recently.

Comparative Team Statistics: Worthing vs Southend

Where They Sit in the Table

Southend are 2nd with 20 points from 10 games, built on 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and they've scored 25 while conceding 16. Worthing sit 9th with 17 points from the same number of matches, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3, with 19 scored and 16 conceded.

The gap in the table is real but not huge. Three points and a handful of goals separate two sides who've both shown they can put results together.

What This Might Mean for the Match

Both sides have conceded 16 goals in their league campaigns so far, so neither defence has been watertight. Southend have scored more freely, which fits their higher position, but their recent home-and-away swings, including that 2-4 loss to Barrow, show they can be got at too.

Worthing's home form hasn't been dominant, but it has been competitive, with wins over sides like Halifax and Wealdstone at their own ground. That suggests this fixture, still a month away, could easily produce goals for both teams rather than a one-sided story.