Darlington have come here for an exciting fight against the home team Southport. Get ready for the match with this thorough Vanarama National League North preview!
It's no vacation for neither Southport nor Darlington 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 home fans saw their team lose the first Vanarama National League North game of the season here at Haig Avenue. Last season these fans witnessed 8 wins, 11 draws and 2 losses from Southport's 21 home games.
The Southport fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Haig Avenue: A 0-3 defeat against Peterborough Sports (placed 4th).
Before that match, a win away at Boston United.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 Southport have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The manager Watson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Alfreton Town in only four days.
At Haig Avenue, Southport has the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Darlington form and stats
One match played away so far in the Vanarama National League North for Darlington and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses from 21 games.
Darlington has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Chorley for a 1-1 draw.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Gloucester City.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Darlington in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Darlington, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Darlington, the Vanarama National League North home match versus Banbury United. Busy days.
Darlington have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Southport-Darlington H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Southport three wins, Darlington two wins, three draws. two of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Archer 2 goals |   M. Beck 2 goals | J. Doyle 1 goals |
Southport missing players
Darlington missing players
| Southport | Darlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 6.5 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 9.5 |
| 6.5 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 44% |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Southport | Last season | Darlington | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 60 | 35 | Scored | S | 28 | 57 | ||
| 55 | 20 | Conceded | C | 34 | 58 | ||
| 88% | 81% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 95% | ||
| 74% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 74% | ||
| 50% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 55% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 31% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 50% | 52% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 55% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 24% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 26% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Banbury United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Leamington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Peterborough Sports | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Chester | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | AFC Telford United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Buxton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Gloucester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Brackley Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Southport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Fylde | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Scarborough Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Spennymoor Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Alfreton Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Hereford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kettering Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Chorley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 21 | Farsley Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Curzon Ashton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Blyth Spartans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Boston United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gateshead | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 47 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 52 | 94 |
| 2 | Brackley Town | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 87 |
| 3 | Fylde | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 80 |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 74 |
| 5 | York City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 66 |
| 6 | Chorley | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 65 |
| 7 | Boston United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 63 |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 61 |
| 9 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 59 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 33 | -1 | 61 |
| 10 | Spennymoor Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 60 |
| 11 | Southport | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 55 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 57 |
| 12 | Hereford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 52 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | -1 | 55 |
| 13 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -1 | 53 |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 63 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -12 | 52 |
| 15 | Leamington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -8 | 48 |
| 16 | Chester | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 70 | 71 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 44 | -1 | 47 |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -13 | 46 |
| 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 70 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -24 | 44 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 46 | -35 | 43 |
| 20 | AFC Telford United | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 65 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | -17 | 37 |
| 21 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 78 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 44 | -41 | 37 |
| 22 | Guiseley | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 69 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 36 | -38 | 35 |
