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Wealdstone 18thWLLDW
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Southend United 3rdDWWDL

Wealdstone vs Southend United prediction

Data modelGoals model, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

Southend to win: 48%, about 1 in 2

Wealdstone31%
Draw21%
Southend48%

Goals call3+ goals 70%

No bookmaker prices: these numbers come from our goals model only.

The Verdict

All three cards point the same way: Southend's firepower against a Wealdstone side shipping late goals makes a 2-5 win likely, and the goal numbers look sound rather than inflated. The Coach stresses goal timings, the Sceptic the BTTS record; with the home price generous, lean away win and over 2.5 goals.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

Our analysts read the numbers only.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Southend's attack meets a Wealdstone defence that leaks late goals

Wealdstone concede 7 of their 24 goals in the final 15 minutes; Southend score 10 of theirs in the same period. Both teams score in 69% of matches per the model.

Southend UnitedSouthend: slightly underrated Low

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Southend's league position and points gap make them clear favourites here

Southend sit 3rd with 28 points from 14 games, well inside the play-off places (2-7), while Wealdstone are 18th on 15 points. Both come in with 7 days of rest, but Wealdstone have played two games in 14 days to Southend's one. Wealdstone's recent 0-6 home loss to Yeovil underlines the gulf.

Southend UnitedSouthend: clearly underrated Med

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Southend look underpriced; their record says far more than 48%

The model gives Southend 48%, but they have 0 games without scoring this season, 93% both teams scored and 2.57 goals per game away, while Wealdstone concede 1.71 per game. Southend beat Barrow away, a side Wealdstone lost to 1-2. The 2.5 line at 70% looks about right, maybe slightly low.

Southend UnitedSouthend: clearly underrated Med

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Southend United are favourites at 48%, with Wealdstone on 31% and the draw on 21%. Wealdstone are 18th and Southend United 3rd in the National League. In their last five league games, Wealdstone won two and Southend United two.

More markets

Win or draw (double chance)

Wealdstone win or draw
52%
Either team wins (no draw)
79%
Southend United win or draw
70%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
87%
3+ goals
70%
4+ goals
48%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
69%
No
31%

We expect about 1.6 goals from Wealdstone and 2.0 from Southend United. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–2 (9%). Even the likeliest exact score happens less than 1 time in 10. Next: 1–1 (9%), 2–2 (7%), 2–1 (7%), 1–3 (6%).

How these numbers are made

No bookmaker priced this match, so the numbers come from our goals model: attack and defence ratings from this season's results in this league, with home advantage. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 30%21%48%Stats preview (goals model, no bookmaker prices)#1991

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Wealdstone: last 6

WWWLLD · 7 scored, 9 conceded

24 Octat Aldershot Town1–0W
20 Octvs Nottingham Forest U21 National League Cup1–0W
17 Octvs Worthing FA Cup3–0W
10 Octvs Yeovil Town0–6L
3 Octat Barrow1–2L
29 Sepat Forest Green1–1D

Last 5 at home: WWLWL

Southend United: last 6

DLWWDL · 11 scored, 11 conceded

24 Octvs FC Halifax Town2–2D
17 Octvs Berkhamsted FA Cup1–2L
10 Octat Boston United2–1W
3 Octvs AFC Fylde3–1W
30 Sepat Eastleigh1–1D
26 Sepvs Barrow2–4L

Last 5 away: WDWDD

Season stats

WealdstoneSouthend United
1.29Goals scored per game2.36
1.71Goals conceded per game1.50
1.17Scored per game at home2.14
1.38Scored per game away2.57
57%Matches over 2.5 goals79%
57%Both teams scored93%
21%Clean sheets7%
21%Failed to score0%
2.43Yellow cards per game1.93

League matches only, 14 games each.

When goals come

Goals scored this season by 15-minute period.
MinutesWealdstoneSouthend United
0–15 min 25
16–30 min 57
31–45 min 26
46–60 min 23
61–75 min 33
76–90 min 410

National League table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
1Boreham Wood14+2538WWWWW
2Harrogate Town14+1431WWWWW
3Southend United14+1228DWWDL
4Worthing14+1027WWWDW
5Altrincham14+227WWLWW
6Yeovil Town14+1625LWWDW
…
15Eastleigh14-418WLLDL
16Sutton Utd14-618LLDLD
17Forest Green12-315LDDLD
18Wealdstone14-615WLLDW
19Hartlepool14-615WWLLL
20Tamworth13-914LWWLW
21Boston United14-1012LLLDL

Full National League table · Predicted final table

Match context

Stadium
Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip, Middlesex
3,607 seats · grass
Rest days
Wealdstone 7Southend United 7
Matches in the last 14 days: Wealdstone 2 · Southend United 1
Coaches
Sam Cox
Wealdstone, since Oct 2025
Kieron Dyer
Southend United, since Aug 2026

Published UK time (GMT) · Updated UK time (GMT)

This analysis was generated automatically by an AI model from public sources. How it works →

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