England - National LeagueData current as of September 07, 2026

Southend United vs Morecambe: match statistics

Southend United crest
Southend United
5 : 1half-time 2:0
Morecambe crest
Morecambe
165%(1.35)
X20%(4.60)
215%(6.20)

Southend United displays significantly better form and statistics as the home team. The side sits in 8th place in the table with an impressive record of 58% home wins and 58% clean sheets in home matches. The hosts have a +14 goal difference at their own stadium, scoring an average of 1.75 goals while conceding just 0.58 goals per match. Morecambe is in 23rd position with disastrous away form - only 13% away wins, 60% losses, and a negative goal difference of -14. The visitors have gathered only 0.4 points per match in their last 5 games, without winning a single fixture. The difference in quality, efficiency, and expected goals (xG 2.13 vs 1.37) clearly favors Southend United.

Southend United vs Morecambe: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Southend United played against Morecambe in National League (England). The game was played on February 14, 2026. Final score: 5:1.

Recent form

Southend United has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Morecambe has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Southend United scores 1.57 goals per game and allows 0.93. Morecambe scores 1.19 and allows 2.10. Games in this league average 2.83 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Southend United's games and 55% of Morecambe's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 65%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Southend United has the higher season xG average, 1.80 to 1.39 per game. Southend United takes 15.0 shots per game, while Morecambe takes 11.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Southend United leads at halftime in 39% of its games and scores 0.96 goals per game after halftime. Morecambe leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.68 after halftime.

When the teams score

Southend United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (16 goals). For Morecambe, it is minutes 46-60 (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 2.83 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Southend United displays significantly better form and statistics as the home team. The side sits in 8th place in the table with an impressive record of 58% home wins and 58% clean sheets in home matches. The hosts have a +14 goal difference at their own stadium, scoring an average of 1.75 goals while conceding just 0.58 goals per match. Morecambe is in 23rd position with disastrous away form - only 13% away wins, 60% losses, and a negative goal difference of -14. The visitors have gathered only 0.4 points per match in their last 5 games, without winning a single fixture. The difference in quality, efficiency, and expected goals (xG 2.13 vs 1.37) clearly favors Southend United.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
3 : 1
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
Southend UnitedMorecambe
30Shots9
Southend UnitedMorecambe
11Shots on target3
Southend UnitedMorecambe
3.09xG1.1
Southend UnitedMorecambe
9Corners3
Southend UnitedMorecambe
62Dangerous attacks43
Southend UnitedMorecambe
5Fouls8
Southend UnitedMorecambe
1Cards1
Southend UnitedMorecambe

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Southend UnitedMorecambe
1.57Goals scored / game1.19
Southend UnitedMorecambe
0.93Goals allowed / game2.1
Southend UnitedMorecambe
52%Average possession54%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
5.36Shots on target / game4
Southend UnitedMorecambe

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15Shots per game11.23
Southend UnitedMorecambe
5.36Shots on target4
Southend UnitedMorecambe
10.5%Shot conversion10.6%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
52%Possession54%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
1.8xG for1.39
Southend UnitedMorecambe
1.28xG against1.75
Southend UnitedMorecambe

Shooting quality

Southend United: AttackingMorecambe: Balanced
Southend UnitedMorecambe
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Southend United is 150% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Southend United · 0.4 pts / game - Morecambe

Southend United
DWDLL
Season result split
46% W25% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-7-8
1.64 pts / game · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-3-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Morecambe
LLDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
16% W26% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-18
0.74 pts / game · goal difference -28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Southend United is 32% better for: goals scored per game.

1.57 goals / game - Southend United · 1.19 goals / game - Morecambe

Southend United is 126% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.93 goals / game - Southend United · 2.1 goals / game - Morecambe

Southend United scoring profile: very strong

Southend United scores in 89% of games (25 of 28 meczów), while Morecambe keeps a clean sheet in 13% (4 of 31 meczów).

Morecambe scoring profile: mixed

Morecambe scores in 65% of games (20 of 31 meczów), while Southend United keeps a clean sheet in 43% (12 of 28 meczów).

44Goals scored (season)37
Southend UnitedMorecambe
26Goals conceded (season)65
Southend UnitedMorecambe
2.5Average goals per game3.29
Southend UnitedMorecambe
9Goals scored (last 5)4
Southend UnitedMorecambe
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Southend UnitedMorecambe

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal65%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
39%2 goals35%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
25%3 goals10%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
4%4 goals10%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal87%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
29%2 goals65%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
7%3 goals35%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
0%4 goals16%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time23%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
7%BTTS in both halves16%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
36%Scored in both halves35%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
80%BTTS - last 560%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Southend United is 73% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.68 pts / game - Southend United · 0.97 pts / game - Morecambe

Southend United - half-time state
39% leading50% draw11% trailing
Morecambe - half-time state
23% leading29% draw48% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.68Points per game (1st half)0.97
Southend UnitedMorecambe
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.52
Southend UnitedMorecambe
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.97
Southend UnitedMorecambe
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.48
Southend UnitedMorecambe
79%Clean sheet before half-time39%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
46%No goal before half-time58%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

After half-time (2nd half)

1.54Points per game (2nd half)1.03
Southend UnitedMorecambe
0.96Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Southend UnitedMorecambe
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)1.13
Southend UnitedMorecambe
1.64Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Southend UnitedMorecambe
50%Clean sheet after half-time35%
Southend UnitedMorecambe
29%No goal after half-time42%
Southend UnitedMorecambe

Southend United - second-half results

39% W36% R25% P
47
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at halftime in 39% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Morecambe - second-half results

23% W35% R42% P
30
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.97
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 16%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Southend United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Morecambe - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.20
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-40
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Southend United
ScoredConceded
5
0
0-15
6
5
16-30
6
2
31-45
5
6
46-60
6
6
61-75
16
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

Morecambe
ScoredConceded
3
8
0-15
7
5
16-30
6
17
31-45
10
11
46-60
6
10
61-75
5
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Southend United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Morecambe

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Southend UnitedLigaMorecambe
Average goals per game 2.502.83 3.29
Both teams scored 50%56% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%54% 65%
Clean sheets 43%25% 13%
Goal before half-time 61%72% 81%
Goal after half-time 86%80% 84%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.55
Home goals / game
1.28
Away goals / game
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Southend UnitedGoalGus Scott-MorrissAssist: Harry Boyes
  2. Southend UnitedGoalHarry Boyes
  3. MorecambeYellow cardMiguel Azeez
  4. Southend UnitedYellow cardHarry Boyes
  5. Southend UnitedGoalAndrew DallasAssist: Joshua James Walker
  6. MorecambeGoalMohammed SangareAssist: Harlee Dean
  7. MorecambeSubstitutionOn: Gwion EdwardsOff: George Thomas
  8. MorecambeSubstitutionOn: Joseph Andre NuttallOff: Benjamin Joseph Williams
  9. Southend UnitedGoalJoshua James Walker
  10. Southend UnitedSubstitutionOn: Samuel Joseph AustinOff: Leon Chambers-Parillon
  11. Southend UnitedSubstitutionOn: Jack BridgeOff: Harry Boyes
  12. Southend UnitedGoalTom Hopper

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Callum WalchesterMatches officiated: 13
4.85Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins46%Draws15%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Southend United's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Morecambe. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Morecambe FC
0 : 3
Southend United FC

FAQ

What was the result of Southend United vs Morecambe?

The National League match finished Southend United 5:1 Morecambe. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Southend United vs Morecambe?

Southend United score 1.57 goals per game on average and Morecambe 1.19. The National League average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Southend United's matches and 55% of Morecambe's.

What form are Southend United and Morecambe in?

Over the last 5 games Southend United have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Morecambe 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Southend United vs Morecambe?

The statistical background for Southend United vs Morecambe — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.