FM Preview: Southport v Fleetwood Town 28 Aug 2010

Last updated : 27 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Southport v Fleetwood Town fixture

Fleetwood Tn. face a trip to Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the .

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, with Southport annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a (Conference) North match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Fri 01 JanFleetwood Tn.4 - 0SouthportCNFN
2009/2010Sat 26 DecSouthport5 - 0Fleetwood Tn.CNFN
2008/2009Mon 13 AprFleetwood Tn.1 - 1SouthportCNFN
2008/2009Mon 25 AugSouthport1 - 1Fleetwood Tn.CNFN
1992/1993Tue 23 FebSouthport5 - 0Fleetwood Tn.NPL
1992/1993Wed 26 AugFleetwood Tn.1 - 2SouthportNPL
1991/1992Wed 13 NovFleetwood Tn.5 - 1SouthportNPL

Recent respective form guides

Southport are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sandgrounders in those games, with 6 conceded.

The have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The 's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Southport find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 7 points they have accumulated from 4 games. Fleetwood Tn.'s total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Southport63129710
Fleetwood Tn.641111613

FootyMad's prediction ...

Fleetwood Tn. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Southport. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Southport 7 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Fleetwood Tn. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.