- Home form: Southend have won two, drawn zero and lost one of their three home games in the National League 2026-2027.
- Away form: Tamworth have yet to win away in the National League 2026/2027, drawing one and losing three of their away matches.
- Top scorers: Southend's Leon Chambers-Parillon is Southend's top scorer with three goals in six games, while Kieren Donnelly, with five goals in seven, is Tamworth's main man.
Shrimpers should squeeze by the Lambs
Match odds
Southend United are the more likely winners of this National League 2026-2027 match at Roots Hall, England on Tuesday and the 1.48 odds make them the team to back.
Key points
- Kieron Dyer has got the Shrimpers playing a possession-based, pressing game since taking charge on 1 July 2026 and, although they can be a bit disjointed at times, the flexibility of their shape means they are not easy to defend against.
- The hosts come into this matchup in decent form, having won three, drawn one and lost once in their last five overall.
- Tamworth are always in the game and can be dangerous in any phase, especially in their preferred 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 setup where they send long balls into the box, work the set pieces and create havoc on the second ball.
Form and home advantage
They've been more steady at home in the National League 2026/2027, winning two and losing one of three outings, while Tamworth are still seeking their first away win in the National League 2026/2027.
The Lambs are still a bit of a shrewd bet to upset the odds under the leadership of Andy Peaks, who has had charge of the team since 15 February 2022.
Southend will try to suffocate visitors
This matchup looks like a case of control versus disruption, but Southend are more likely to dominate the territory and create space for their wingers to run into and Chambers-Parillon to be supplied with the ball in the box.
Tamworth's overall form of one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five has been a wobble from a team that was flying early on, while their latest three results include a 3-2 away loss to Yeovil Town, a 2-2 home draw with Boston United, and a 3-1 away defeat at Harrogate Town. In short, they are a decent side that have been in better form than their latest results suggest.
Southend are sixth in the National League 2026-2027 with 13 points from six games, while Tamworth are 22nd with five points from seven. The Shrimpers have the cleaner league record and are at home, so they are the rightful favourites. But at such a low odds, we're just going to take the home side to edge it here.
Tamworth have conceded 13 goals away in the National League 2026/2027 at an average of 3.25 per game – which is worrying against a confident and tidy home team that score and concede an average of 1.67 at Roots Hall. The away side can be a handful, but their road form suggests they may have to rely on a set-piece or counterattack to nick anything here.
