England - National LeagueRoots Hall StadiumData current as of 23 September 2026

Southend United vs Barrow: match statistics

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Southend United vs Barrow: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Southend United play Barrow in National League (England). The match date is 26 September 2026. Venue: Roots Hall Stadium.

Current form

Southend United: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Barrow: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Southend United scores 2.56 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Barrow scores 1.22 and concedes 1.33. League average: 3.01 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Southend United 89%, Barrow 56%. Over 2.5: Southend United 78%, Barrow 56%. League level: BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Southend United has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.51. Southend United: 12.9 shots per match, Barrow: 9.8.

Match halves

Southend United: half-time lead 56%, second-half goals 1.22. Barrow: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Southend United: 76-90+ (7 goals). Barrow: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 3.01 goals per match, BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.60)
(3.82)
(4.59)

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.

Southend UnitedBarrow
2.56Goals scored / match1.22
Southend UnitedBarrow
1.33Goals conceded / match1.33
Southend UnitedBarrow
63%Average possession51%
Southend UnitedBarrow
6.67Shots on target / match4.44
Southend UnitedBarrow

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.89Shots per match9.78
Southend UnitedBarrow
6.67Shots on target4.44
Southend UnitedBarrow
19.8%Shot conversion12.5%
Southend UnitedBarrow
63%Possession51%
Southend UnitedBarrow
1.83xG for1.51
Southend UnitedBarrow
1.23xG against1.25
Southend UnitedBarrow

Shooting quality

Southend United: Efficient finishingBarrow: Balanced
Southend UnitedBarrow
Accuracy (shots on target)52%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.27

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.

Southend United is 38% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Southend United · 1.6 pts / match - Barrow

Southend United
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
67% W22% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-1
2.22 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Last 5 at home
3-0-1
WLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Barrow
DWDLW
Season result split
22% W33% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-2
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LDDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 40%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 110% better for: goals scored per match.

2.56 goals / match - Southend United · 1.22 goals / match - Barrow

Southend United scoring profile: very strong

Southend United scores in 100% of matches (9 of 9 matches), while Barrow keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 matches).

Barrow scoring profile: very strong

Barrow scores in 78% of matches (7 of 9 matches), while Southend United keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

23Goals scored (season)11
Southend UnitedBarrow
12Goals conceded (season)12
Southend UnitedBarrow
3.89Average goals in match2.56
Southend UnitedBarrow
15Goals scored (last 5)7
Southend UnitedBarrow
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
Southend UnitedBarrow

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal78%
Southend UnitedBarrow
67%2 goals33%
Southend UnitedBarrow
56%3 goals11%
Southend UnitedBarrow
11%4 goals0%
Southend UnitedBarrow

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal78%
Southend UnitedBarrow
33%2 goals56%
Southend UnitedBarrow
11%3 goals0%
Southend UnitedBarrow
0%4 goals0%
Southend UnitedBarrow

* 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.

66%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time22%
Southend UnitedBarrow
0%BTTS in both halves11%
Southend UnitedBarrow
22%Scored in both halves22%
Southend UnitedBarrow

BTTS and goal count

78%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Southend UnitedBarrow
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Southend UnitedBarrow
100%BTTS - last 540%
Southend UnitedBarrow

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

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Southend UnitedBarrow
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Southend UnitedBarrow
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Southend UnitedBarrow

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Southend UnitedBarrow
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Southend UnitedBarrow
44%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Southend UnitedBarrow

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 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.89 pts / match - Southend United · 1.33 pts / match - Barrow

Southend United - half-time state
56% leading22% draw22% trailing
Barrow - half-time state
22% leading67% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.89Points per match (1st half)1.33
Southend UnitedBarrow
1.33Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Southend UnitedBarrow
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Southend UnitedBarrow
1.78Average goals (1st half)0.89
Southend UnitedBarrow
56%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Southend UnitedBarrow
33%No goal before half-time56%
Southend UnitedBarrow

After half-time (2nd half)

1.78Points per match (2nd half)0.89
Southend UnitedBarrow
1.22Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Southend UnitedBarrow
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Southend UnitedBarrow
2.11Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Southend UnitedBarrow
33%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Southend UnitedBarrow
44%No goal after half-time44%
Southend UnitedBarrow

Southend United - second-half results

56% W11% D33% L
17
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding120%

Leads at half-time in 56% of matches and wins 67%. 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.

Barrow - second-half results

22% W22% D56% L
12
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Southend United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match1.41.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.82.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+5+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7
Barrow - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Southend United
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
6
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
2
3
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Barrow
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
3
0
16-30
2
2
31-45
0
2
46-60
2
3
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.22
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
73%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
78%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Southend United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
159%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Barrow

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
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.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* 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

Southend UnitedLigaBarrow
Average goals in match 3.893.01 2.56
Both teams scored 89%66% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 78%60% 56%
Clean sheets 11%18% 22%
Goal before half-time 89%71% 56%
Goal after half-time 89%87% 89%

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

3.01
Average goals per match
66%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
18%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Southend United and Barrow play?

Southend United face Barrow on 26 September 2026 in National League at Roots Hall Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

Southend United score 2.56 goals per game on average and Barrow 1.22. The National League average is 3.01 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 89% of Southend United's matches and 56% of Barrow's.

What form are Southend United and Barrow in?

Over the last 5 games Southend United have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Barrow 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Southend United vs Barrow — 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.