Southend vs Boreham Wood
England • National League • 2026/2027 • Round 18
Southend20 November 2026
Boreham Wood
Match information
- Country
- England
- Competition
- National League
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 18
- Date
- 20 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Roots Hall
Prediction
Southend win24%
Draw18%
Boreham Wood win58%
Clubs
Southend
- Founded
- 1906
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- Roots Hall
- City
- Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Capacity
- 12 392
- Surface
- grass
Boreham Wood
- Founded
- 1948
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- Meadow Park
- City
- Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
- Capacity
- 4 502
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
SouthendWLDDL
Boreham WoodWWWWL
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 16 | +27 | 44 |
| 2 |  Harrogate | 16 | +11 | 32 |
| 3 | Southend | 16 | +11 | 29 |
| 4 |  AFC Fylde | 16 | +6 | 29 |
Head-to-head
- 24 February 2026 • National League • Southend 0 : 2 Boreham Wood (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 30 September 2025 • National League • Boreham Wood 1 : 1 Southend (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 1 April 2024 • National League • Southend United 4 : 2 Boreham Wood (Half-time 3 : 0)
- 28 October 2023 • National League • Boreham Wood 1 : 1 Southend United (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 14 March 2023 • National League • Boreham Wood 1 : 0 Southend United (Half-time 0 : 0)
Match result probability
Southend win24%
Draw18%
Boreham Wood win58%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 42%
- X2
- 76%
- 12
- 82%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 94%
- Under 1.5
- 6%
- Over 2.5
- 83%
- Under 2.5
- 17%
- Over 3.5
- 66%
- Under 3.5
- 34%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 78%
- No
- 22%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Southend | Boreham Wood |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 95% | 5% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 89% | 11% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 78% | 22% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 61% | 39% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 42% | 58% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 24% | 76% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 12% | 88% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 5% | 95% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 2% | 98% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 99% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Southend
- Kieron Dyer
- Boreham Wood
- Luke Garrard
Squad - Southend
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Joe Duncan | 20 |
| 1 | Joseph Duncan | 20 |
| 13 |  Jack Sims | 27 |
| 30 | Joshua Barrett | - |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Vontae Daley-Campbell | 25 |
| 3 |  Kyle McAdam | 21 |
| 5 | Rayan Oyebade | 19 |
| 6 |  Ben Goodliffe | 27 |
| 15 |  Ashley Palmer | 33 |
| 16 | Harry Taylor | 29 |
| 20 |  Daniel Cox | 20 |
| 23 | Josh Popoola | 22 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 4 |  Anthony Hartigan | 26 |
| 7 | Sahid Kamara | 22 |
| 8 |  Darren Oldaker | 27 |
| 10 |  Sam Austin | 30 |
| 11 |  Lewys Twamley | 23 |
| 19 | Leon Chambers-Parillon | 24 |
| 22 | Tommy Backwell | 23 |
| 28 | Oliver Coker | 23 |
| 31 |  Rico Richards | 23 |
| Olly Hyams | - | |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 |  Harry Cardwell | 30 |
| 14 |  Promise Omochere | 26 |
| 17 |  Zavier Massiah-Edwards | 19 |
| 27 |  Ryan Colclough | 31 |
| Jack Stone | 21 | |
Squad - Boreham Wood
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Luca Gunter | 21 |
| 22 |  Ted Curd | 20 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  James Clarke | 26 |
| 3 |  Oliver Bainbridge | 21 |
| 5 |  Chris Bush | 34 |
| 16 |  Callum Reynolds | 36 |
| 17 |  Tylor Golden | 26 |
| 25 |  Ollie Kensdale | 26 |
| 30 |  Will Wright | 29 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 4 |  Tom White | 29 |
| 6 |  Charlie O'Connell | 23 |
| 7 |  Lewis Richardson | 23 |
| 8 |  Zak Brunt | 24 |
| 21 |  Marley Marshall-Miranda | 24 |
| 23 | Regan Booty | 28 |
| 26 | Hayden Stapelberg | - |
| 34 |  Ben Whitfield | 30 |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 |  Danny Cashman | 25 |
| 11 |  Tarryn Allarakhia | 29 |
| 14 |  Conor Wilkinson | 31 |
| 20 |  Farhaan Ali Wahid | 19 |
| 27 |  Jay Bird | 25 |
| 32 |  Matt Rush | 25 |
Head-to-head
Last 7 meetings
Southend wins2
Draws2
Boreham Wood wins3
- Goals: Southend
- 8 (1.1)
- Goals: Boreham Wood
- 8 (1.1)
- Goals per match
- 2.3
- Both teams scored
- 3 / 7
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 7
Results
- 24 February 2026 • National League • Southend 0 : 2 Boreham Wood (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 30 September 2025 • National League • Boreham Wood 1 : 1 Southend (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 1 April 2024 • National League • Southend United 4 : 2 Boreham Wood (Half-time 3 : 0)
- 28 October 2023 • National League • Boreham Wood 1 : 1 Southend United (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 14 March 2023 • National League • Boreham Wood 1 : 0 Southend United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 20 December 2022 • FA Trophy • Southend United 2 : 0 Boreham Wood (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 6 August 2022 • National League • Southend United 0 : 1 Boreham Wood (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Southend | Boreham Wood | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 4-3-3 | 9-0-1 |
| Scored (per match) | 25 (2.5) | 31 (3.1) |
| Conceded (per match) | 19 (1.9) | 12 (1.2) |
| Clean sheets | 0 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 10 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 9 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
Recent form - Southend
- L31 October 2026 • National League • Wealdstone 3 : 2 Southend (Half-time 1 : 2)
- D27 October 2026 • National League • Worthing 3 : 3 Southend (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D24 October 2026 • National League • Southend 2 : 2 FC Halifax (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L17 October 2026 • FA Cup • Southend 1 : 2 Berkhamsted (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W10 October 2026 • National League • Boston Utd 1 : 2 Southend (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W3 October 2026 • National League • Southend 3 : 1 AFC Fylde (Half-time 2 : 1)
- D30 September 2026 • National League • Eastleigh 1 : 1 Southend (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L26 September 2026 • National League • Southend 2 : 4 Barrow (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W19 September 2026 • National League • Gateshead 1 : 6 Southend (Half-time 0 : 6)
- W15 September 2026 • National League • Southend 3 : 1 Tamworth (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Boreham Wood
- L7 November 2026 • FA Cup • Boreham Wood 0 : 3 Wigan (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W31 October 2026 • National League • Boreham Wood 4 : 3 Hartlepool (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W27 October 2026 • National League • Woking 1 : 2 Boreham Wood (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W24 October 2026 • National League • Boreham Wood 4 : 0 AFC Fylde (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W20 October 2026 • National League Cup • Boreham Wood 7 : 1 Middlesbrough U21 (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W17 October 2026 • FA Cup • Boreham Wood 3 : 2 Woking (Half-time 2 : 2)
- W9 October 2026 • National League • Sutton 0 : 2 Boreham Wood (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W3 October 2026 • National League • Boreham Wood 3 : 1 Altrincham (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W29 September 2026 • National League • Boreham Wood 3 : 1 Kidderminster (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • National League • Solihull Moors 0 : 3 Boreham Wood (Half-time 0 : 1)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 44 |
| 2 | Harrogate | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 32 |
| 3 | Southend | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 29 |
| 4 | AFC Fylde | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 29 |
| 5 |  Yeovil | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 28 |
| 6 |  Worthing | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 28 |
| 7 |  Altrincham | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 |  Carlisle | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 26 |
| 9 |  Barrow | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 25 |
| 10 |  FC Halifax | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 24 |
| 11 |  Sutton | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 |  Woking | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 21 |
| 13 |  Kidderminster | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Aldershot | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 |  Hornchurch | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 |  Forest Green | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 19 |
| 17 |  Eastleigh | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 |  Wealdstone | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 18 |
| 19 |  Boston Utd | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 |  Tamworth | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 17 |
| 21 |  Hartlepool | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 |  Solihull Moors | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 13 |
| 23 |  Scunthorpe | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 10 |
| 24 |  Gateshead | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 34 | -25 | 4 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 22 |
| 2 | Harrogate | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 19 |
| 3 | FC Halifax | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 17 |
| 4 | Altrincham | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 | Hornchurch | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 15 |
| 6 | Eastleigh | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 |
| 7 | Yeovil | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 14 |
| 8 | AFC Fylde | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 |
| 9 | Worthing | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 14 |
| 10 | Barrow | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 11 | Tamworth | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 |
| 12 | Aldershot | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 13 | Southend | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 |
| 14 | Sutton | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Carlisle | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 |
| 16 | Kidderminster | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 |
| 17 | Forest Green | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Boston Utd | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Hartlepool | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 20 | Woking | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 8 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| 22 | Wealdstone | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 7 |
| 23 | Solihull Moors | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Gateshead | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 22 |
| 2 | Southend | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Fylde | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 |
| 4 | Yeovil | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 |
| 5 | Carlisle | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 |
| 6 | Worthing | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 14 |
| 7 | Woking | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 |
| 8 | Harrogate | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Barrow | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 |
| 10 | Altrincham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Wealdstone | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 |
| 12 | Sutton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Kidderminster | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Forest Green | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Aldershot | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Boston Utd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Halifax | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Solihull Moors | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 7 |
| 19 | Hartlepool | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Hornchurch | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 6 |
| 21 | Eastleigh | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
| 22 | Tamworth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 4 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 3 |
| 24 | Gateshead | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 0 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Pearce | York City | 23 |
| 2 | M. Rush | Boreham Wood | 15 |
| 3 | R. Linney | Carlisle | 13 |
| 4 | E. Dieseruvwe | Rochdale | 12 |
| 5 | D. Whitehall | Scunthorpe | 10 |
| 6 | A. Blair | Eastleigh | 10 |
| 6 | K. Adom | Gateshead | 10 |
| 8 | C. Roberts | Scunthorpe | 9 |
| 9 | J. Hmami | FC Halifax | 9 |
| 10 | W. Harris | FC Halifax | 9 |
| 11 | G. Kelly | Carlisle | 9 |
| 12 | K. McAllister | Forest Green | 8 |
| 13 | L. Simper | Sutton | 8 |
| 14 | A. Abdulmalik | Boreham Wood | 8 |
| 14 | L. McCormick | Yeovil | 8 |
| 16 | A. Newby | York City | 8 |
| 17 | J. Stones | York City | 7 |
| 17 | Z. Brunt | Boreham Wood | 7 |
| 19 | J. Wakeling | Solihull Moors | 7 |
| 20 | L. Armstrong | Carlisle | 7 |
| 3 | L. Chambers-Parillon | Southend United | 1 |
| 6 | T. Hopper | Southend United | 1 |
| 7 | C. Kendall | Southend United | 1 |
| 10 | N. Ralph | Southend United | 1 |