Greeting visitors in their own stadium is secure and nice for Kettering Town, but Southport are fully motivated and able to win. What happens?
- Southport haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Kettering Town form and stats
When playing at home in the Vanarama National League North, Kettering Town have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. When Kettering Town hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Chester, Scarborough Athletic, Brackley Town, Banbury United, King's Lynn Town, Darlington and Fylde), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Kettering's previous match was a Fa Trophy game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 against Gloucester City. The home team hope to to build on that result.
A Vanarama National League North defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Chorley.It should be added that a look at the 12 latest league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Kettering Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
Southport form and stats
As the visiting team in Vanarama National League North matches, Southport have produced an overall stat of 4-0-5 so far. It’s been three wins in a row for Southport on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Fa Trophy home defeat versus Curzon Ashton with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs King's Lynn Town.A new game in only four days for Southport, the Liverpool Senior Cup home match versus Runcorn Town. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Southport's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Southport have conceded 15 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the last nine meetings): Kettering won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Southport have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Archer 7 goals |  N. Watson 5 goals |  K. Ward 3 goals |
Kettering Town missing players
Southport missing players
| Kettering Town | Southport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 17 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 33 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 27 |
| 95% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 78% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 37% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 21% | 44% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 37% |
| 47% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 3.4 | 3 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.4 | 9.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 29% | 37% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | 41% |
| 13.7 | 12.9 | 16.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
- Southport haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brackley Town | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Scarborough Athletic | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Darlington | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Chester | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Fylde | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Southport | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Banbury United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Chorley | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 10 | Peterborough Sports | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Kidderminster Harriers | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Gloucester City | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Alfreton Town | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 14 | Leamington | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 15 | Hereford | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 16 | Boston United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 17 | Spennymoor Town | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Buxton | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 19 | Curzon Ashton | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 20 | Kettering Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -16 | 19 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -10 | 17 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 23 | Farsley Celtic | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -23 | 7 |
