The league table shows that 13 points divide the pair of two sets of gladiators in this Vanarama National League North match. Darlington own both the points- and home advantage.
- Darlington have the most scored goals (53) in Vanarama National League North
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Darlington and Southport.
Darlington form and stats
7 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Darlington have to build on here at Blackwell Meadows in the Vanarama National League North.
Darlington's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Spennymoor Town (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Southend United in the Fa Trophy.
Take note that 12 of the latest 14 league matches from this club have had at least one goal from each team.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vanarama National League North game versus AFC Telford United in only four days. This game is also played here at Blackwell Meadows.
Darlington have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Blackwell Meadows with 25 goals in 14 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Darlington defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Southport form and stats
4-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Southport in their Vanarama National League North matches away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to AFC Telford United (placed 24th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Blyth Spartans wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Southport playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 3 home wins.
Observe! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 10 of this club's latest 13 league fixtures.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Southport manager Watson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Chorley.
Southport have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Southport have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Southport - Darlington 1-0. Darlington-Southport H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Darlington three wins, Southport four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Lambert 12 goals | J. Hazel 12 goals |   J. Archer 9 goals |
Darlington missing players
Southport missing players
| Darlington | Southport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 53 | 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 37 |
| 37 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 70% |
| 67% | 71% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 52% |
| 41% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 30% |
| 22% | 21% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 70% | 71% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 52% |
| 19% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 30% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 26% |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.7 | 11 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 43% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 36% |
| 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10 | 8.7 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
- Darlington have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Darlington have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington have the most scored goals (53) in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 52 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 51 |
| 3 | Brackley Town | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 50 |
| 4 | Darlington | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Scarborough Athletic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Chester | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 45 |
| 7 | Chorley | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Kidderminster Harriers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Banbury United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Gloucester City | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 | Alfreton Town | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 12 | Southport | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 37 |
| 13 | Peterborough Sports | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 14 | Hereford | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | Spennymoor Town | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -2 | 34 |
| 16 | Curzon Ashton | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Leamington | 26 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 29 |
| 19 | Buxton | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 20 | Boston United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -18 | 26 |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -19 | 24 |
| 23 | Blyth Spartans | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 23 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 27 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -24 | 18 |
