England - National LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Boston United vs Southend United: match statistics

120%(5.00)
X25%(3.55)
255%(1.60)

Southend United presents significantly better form and possesses much stronger statistics. The visitors occupy 7th place in the table with a 13-6-6 record and an impressive run of 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches (2.6 points per game). Boston United is in 19th position, showing alarming form – zero wins in the last 5 meetings and just 0.4 points per game. The hosts have lost 69% of home matches, scoring an average of only 0.77 goals, while Southend averages 1.46 goals away and has never left the pitch without scoring (FTS% 0%). A significant advantage in xG (1.65 vs 1.37), shot conversion (11% vs 8%), and possession (49% vs 44%) further favors the visitors. Considering the goal difference (-12 for the hosts, +6 for the visitors) and the disposition of both teams, a Southend United victory is the most likely scenario.

Boston United vs Southend United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Boston United play Southend United in National League (England). The match date is 24 January 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 3:3.

Current form

Boston United: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Southend United: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Boston United scores 1.37 and concedes 1.46 goals per match. Southend United scores 1.77 and concedes 1.02. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Boston United 61%, Southend United 53%. Over 2.5: Boston United 54%, Southend United 51%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Southend United has higher xG: 1.92 vs 1.37. Boston United: 10.2 shots per match, Southend United: 16.0.

Match halves

Boston United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.80. Southend United: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 1.02.

Goals by minute

Boston United: 76-90+ (16 goals). Southend United: 76-90+ (26 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Southend United presents significantly better form and possesses much stronger statistics. The visitors occupy 7th place in the table with a 13-6-6 record and an impressive run of 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches (2.6 points per game). Boston United is in 19th position, showing alarming form – zero wins in the last 5 meetings and just 0.4 points per game. The hosts have lost 69% of home matches, scoring an average of only 0.77 goals, while Southend averages 1.46 goals away and has never left the pitch without scoring (FTS% 0%). A significant advantage in xG (1.65 vs 1.37), shot conversion (11% vs 8%), and possession (49% vs 44%) further favors the visitors. Considering the goal difference (-12 for the hosts, +6 for the visitors) and the disposition of both teams, a Southend United victory is the most likely scenario.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
2 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
Boston UnitedSouthend United
12Shots14
Boston UnitedSouthend United
5Shots on target5
Boston UnitedSouthend United
1.18xG1.34
Boston UnitedSouthend United
6Corners3
Boston UnitedSouthend United
11Dangerous attacks15
Boston UnitedSouthend United
11Fouls16
Boston UnitedSouthend United
1Cards2
Boston UnitedSouthend United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Boston UnitedSouthend United
1.37Goals scored / match1.77
Boston UnitedSouthend United
1.46Goals conceded / match1.02
Boston UnitedSouthend United
44%Average possession53%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
4Shots on target / match5.91
Boston UnitedSouthend United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.17Shots per match15.96
Boston UnitedSouthend United
4Shots on target5.91
Boston UnitedSouthend United
13.5%Shot conversion11.1%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
44%Possession53%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
1.37xG for1.92
Boston UnitedSouthend United
1.49xG against1.21
Boston UnitedSouthend United

Shooting quality

Boston United: Counter-attackingSouthend United: Attacking
Boston UnitedSouthend United
Accuracy (shots on target)39%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.30

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Boston United is 22% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Boston United · 1.8 pts / match - Southend United

Boston United
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W30% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-14-17
1.28 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-6-10
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Southend United
WWLWL
Season result split
49% W26% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-12-12
1.72 pts / match · goal difference +35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
10-5-9
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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 29% better for: goals scored per match.

1.37 goals / match - Boston United · 1.77 goals / match - Southend United

Southend United is 43% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.46 goals / match - Boston United · 1.02 goals / match - Southend United

Boston United scoring profile: strong

Boston United scores in 74% of matches (34 of 46 matches), while Southend United keeps a clean sheet in 36% (17 of 47 matches).

Southend United scoring profile: very strong

Southend United scores in 85% of matches (40 of 47 matches), while Boston United keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

63Goals scored (season)83
Boston UnitedSouthend United
67Goals conceded (season)48
Boston UnitedSouthend United
2.83Average goals in match2.79
Boston UnitedSouthend United
9Goals scored (last 5)13
Boston UnitedSouthend United
3Goals conceded (last 5)8
Boston UnitedSouthend United

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal85%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
37%2 goals49%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
20%3 goals30%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
2%4 goals6%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal64%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
43%2 goals30%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
13%3 goals6%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
4%4 goals2%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time19%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
4%BTTS in both halves9%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
17%Scored in both halves34%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
60%BTTS - last 560%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time49%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

Match 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 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Boston United · 1.62 pts / match - Southend United

Boston United - half-time state
24% leading52% draw24% trailing
Southend United - half-time state
40% leading40% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.62
Boston UnitedSouthend United
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Boston UnitedSouthend United
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
Boston UnitedSouthend United
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.15
Boston UnitedSouthend United
59%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
61%No goal before half-time47%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per match (2nd half)1.57
Boston UnitedSouthend United
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)1.02
Boston UnitedSouthend United
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Boston UnitedSouthend United
1.76Average goals (2nd half)1.64
Boston UnitedSouthend United
39%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Boston UnitedSouthend United
48%No goal after half-time34%
Boston UnitedSouthend United

Boston United - second-half results

30% W33% R37% P
57
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
57
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Southend United - second-half results

40% W36% R23% P
76
Half-time points
35
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
74
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.62
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 49%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Boston United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.22.2
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Southend United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.20
Goals scored / match1.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match2.41.8
1 goal100%40%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 8

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Boston United
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
8
9
16-30
11
9
31-45
15
13
46-60
6
12
61-75
16
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Southend United
ScoredConceded
12
4
0-15
10
8
16-30
13
7
31-45
12
9
46-60
10
11
61-75
26
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (26 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +17 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.81
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Boston United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.92
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Southend United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.71
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-24.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Boston UnitedLigaSouthend United
Average goals in match 2.832.92 2.79
Both teams scored 61%56% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%57% 51%
Clean sheets 20%24% 36%
Goal before half-time 61%71% 70%
Goal after half-time 80%80% 79%

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

2.92
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Boston United 0 - 1 - 0 Southend United. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Southend United FC
1 : 1
Boston United FC

FAQ

What was the result of Boston United vs Southend United?

The National League match finished Boston United 3:3 Southend United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Boston United score 1.37 goals per game on average and Southend United 1.77. The National League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Boston United's matches and 53% of Southend United's.

What form are Boston United and Southend United in?

Over the last 5 games Boston United have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Southend United 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Boston United vs Southend United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.