Season Predictions 2025/26

Just for a bit of fun (and so we can all laugh at how hideously wrong we were come April/May), I reckon it's time to make some predictions for 2025/26:

1) Where will Southend finish in
a) National League
b) FA Cup
c) FA Trophy

2) Who will be
a) our top scorer and with how many?
b) our second top scorer with how many?

3) Most assists?

4) Most yellow cards?

5) How many of the XI who start v Gateshead will start the final game of the season?

6) Player of the season?

7) Young player of the season?

8) Disappointment of the season?

9) Who will most exceed expectations?

10) How many minutes into the season will it take for us to score?

1a) NL-5th
1b) Fa Cup- 2nd Round
1c) Fa Trophy- Semis
2a) Top scorer- Dallas(14)
2b) 2nd-Kendall(11)
3) Most assists-Boyes
4) Most yellows-Gus/Goodliffe
5)8
6)POTS-Boyes
7)Young Player-Coker
8)Losing to NL team in 2nd round of FA cup costing us a huge prem/champ team tie in 3rd round.
9)Oli Coker/Joe Gubbins
10)12 minutes

I’ve been comparing my own match picks with the AI prediction model leaderboard, and it’s been a fun way to see which systems actually hold up over a bunch of games. The breakdown of top models and their average scores helped me spot which ones to trust a bit more for tight fixtures, especially when I’m fence-sitting on Champions League matches.