The Vanarama National League North standings tell a story about these participants so far, with Southport ahead of Buxton by 7 points. Match preview to follow:
- Southport is in the best form (5-0-1) in Vanarama National League North
- Buxton have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Vanarama National League North
It's no vacation for neither Southport nor Buxton as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Southport form and stats
The story so far in the Vanarama National League North for Southport at their home stadium (Haig Avenue) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Haig Avenue.
Southport are confident in defense, having played 272 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Southport, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Spennymoor Town away with the result 1-0. Bainbridge found the net in that victory.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Kidderminster Harriers with a 2-0 scoreline.This is expected to be a close game, with Southport perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Southport as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Southport has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
It should be considered that a peek at the 13 most recent league fixtures reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Southport are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Southport have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Buxton form and stats
There's been little loot from Buxton's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Vanarama National League North. Buxton only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
Buxton are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Darlington (placed 2nd).
A 0-2 defeat away at Brackley Town before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Buxton playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 Buxton wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Buxton are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 6 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Buxton have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Archer 4 goals |  J. Bainbridge 3 goals |   J. Gilchrist 3 goals |
Southport missing players
Buxton missing players
| Southport | Buxton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 93% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 57% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 21% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 43% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 5.6 | 7.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.1 | 9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 29% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 9.5 | 8 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
- Buxton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Buxton have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Vanarama National League North
- Buxton haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Southport have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Vanarama National League North
- Southport have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Southport have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Southport is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | King's Lynn Town | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 | Darlington | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Brackley Town | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Scarborough Athletic | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Gloucester City | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Southport | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Alfreton Town | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Banbury United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Fylde | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Leamington | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 12 | Curzon Ashton | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 13 | Peterborough Sports | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 14 | Chorley | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 15 | Hereford | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 16 | Chester | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 17 | Spennymoor Town | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Buxton | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Farsley Celtic | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | Boston United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 22 | Kettering Town | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 12 |
| 23 | Blyth Spartans | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 7 |
