Loyal fans at Tameside Stadium haven’t seen many wins this season, with Curzon Ashton rotting in the 20th spot. The visiting Southport will try to shield their higher league place in this one.
- Curzon Ashton have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Vanarama National League North
Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last game. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic game!
Curzon Ashton form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Curzon Ashton have to build on here at Tameside Stadium in the Vanarama National League North.
Richards was the last player to score a league goal for Curzon Ashton and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Curzon haven't scored in 225 minutes.
The club members hope that Curzon Ashton will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Fa Trophy fixture against Altrincham.
Ahead of that match, Curzon Ashton lost 0-2 at home to Darlington.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Curzon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 6.
It should be added that a glance at the 11 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Curzon Ashton's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Southport form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Southport playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season. Southport have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Southport's last game was the home draw against Scarborough Athletic (1-1).
Before that, the victory at home against Runcorn Town in the Liverpool Senior Cup (6-0). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Southport playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Southport wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Southport have scored 14 goals in 10 league games away. As for defending, Southport rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Curzon have avoided defeat in the last 5 games (1-4-0) against Southport.Top Goalscorers
  J. Archer 7 goals |   T. Peers 5 goals | J. Hancock 5 goals |
Curzon Ashton missing players
Southport missing players
| Curzon Ashton | Southport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 85% | 90% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 90% |
| 65% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 5% | 10% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 43% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 40% | 38% |
| 40% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 7.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 6.2 | 7.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 26% | 34% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 40% |
| 8.8 | 7.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
- Curzon Ashton have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Vanarama National League North
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darlington | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 | Brackley Town | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Chester | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Scarborough Athletic | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | King's Lynn Town | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 6 | Fylde | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Banbury United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 35 |
| 8 | Peterborough Sports | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Southport | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Gloucester City | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Chorley | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 12 | Kidderminster Harriers | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Alfreton Town | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Leamington | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 15 | Hereford | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 25 |
| 17 | Boston United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Buxton | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 24 |
| 19 | Spennymoor Town | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| 20 | Curzon Ashton | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -17 | 21 |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 23 | Blyth Spartans | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 18 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -26 | 10 |
