AFC Fylde vs Southend Prediction & Betting Tips (17 September)

Winning away games was something that Southend did regularly towards the back end of last season, with the eventual runners-up securing five victories in their final eight trips. AFC Fylde, by way of contrast, ran into plenty of difficulties on their own patch, suffering four defeats in seven top-flight fixtures, so they have little reason for optimism ahead of this clash.

Under 3.5 goals has been the order of the day in seven of the eight National League fixtures involving AFC Fylde during the current campaign, so the five-time winners of this competition have proven themselves to be incredibly consistent in this department. So too have Southend, with six of their most recent seven continental clashes also serving up under 3.5 goals.

Both teams have found the net in just two of the most recent 10 top-flight fixtures involving AFC Fylde, so it is quite rare for this to happen when they take to the field. It has been a virtually identical story as far as Southend are concerned, as 10 of their previous 12 matches at this level have seen at least one of the two keepers emerge with a clean sheet.