The Vanarama National League North league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. AFC Telford United and Southport are placed 7th and 4th respectively.
The visiting Southport played their last game only four days ago, a Vanarama National League North match. That game, against Kettering Town, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Southport.
AFC Telford United form and stats
AFC Telford United must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Vanarama National League North games here at New Bucks Head Ground.
Telford's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Alfreton Town (placed 9th). Prior to that, an away loss at Boston United.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for AFC Telford United as they are travelling to their away game against Gloucester City in the Vanarama National League North. That match is three days after this one.
Telford has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Telford have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Southport form and stats
Southport are yet to lose a point on their Vanarama National League North travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
Southport play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Kettering Town (placed 17th). A 0-1 loss hosting Boston United before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting York City in just three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Southport has managed 4 goals and let in 0 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Telford five wins, three draws and Southport two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Oswell 3 goals | A. Williams 3 goals |  D. Vassallo 2 goals |
AFC Telford United missing players
Southport missing players
| AFC Telford United | Southport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | 30 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 42% |
- AFC Telford United has the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Vanarama National League North
- AFC Telford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Southport has the fewest conceded goals (1) in Vanarama National League North
- Southport has the most clean sheets (4) in Vanarama National League North
- Southport has the most matches under the total-line (5) in Vanarama National League North
- Southport have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Southport have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Southport have won all their away games so far.
| AFC Telford United | Last season | Southport | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 51 | 30 | Scored | S | 16 | 40 | ||
| 56 | 29 | Conceded | C | 20 | 41 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 79% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 59% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 47% | ||
| 44% | 59% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 25% | ||
| 21% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 41% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 31% | ||
| 21% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 34% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 351 | 177 | Total Shots | T S | 156 | 347 | ||
| 139 | 73 | Shots on Target | S O | 66 | 149 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fylde | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Gloucester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Boston United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Southport | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Chester | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | AFC Telford United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Spennymoor Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Alfreton Town | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | York City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Curzon Ashton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Guiseley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Hereford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Kettering Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Brackley Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Farsley Celtic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Leamington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 21 | Chorley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 1 |