This fixture has been long awaited by followers of both teams, as it's the premier Vanarama National League North fixture of the season. Both Southport and Gloucester City are aiming for a bright start to their campaign.
Southport form and stats
Last season, Southport's league statistics were 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 17th position in the Vanarama National League North. Over these 14 matches they scored 16 goals and conceded 19. Playing at home last season Southport managed 1-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 6 goals and 10 conceded.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Southport friendly games in pre-season: Southport played five friendlies, won 3, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Southport scored 6 goals and conceded 7 in these five games.
Gloucester City form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Gloucester City in the national league as they took home the Vanarama National League North trophy. The championship was secured after 10 wins, 5 draws and only 3 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 4, drew 2 and lost 2.
Just as the home team, Gloucester City have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Gloucester City wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Southport won three, Gloucester City won zero and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Southport missing players
Gloucester City missing players
| Southport | Gloucester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Southport | Last season | Gloucester City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 14 | 8 | Played | P | 8 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 11 | 36 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 93% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 61% | ||
| 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 39% | ||
| 21% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 28% | ||
| 43% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | ||
| 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 11% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8.5 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 37% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 49% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Telford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Boston United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brackley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Curzon Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Darlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Farsley Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fylde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Gateshead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Gloucester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Guiseley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hereford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kettering Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Leamington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Spennymoor Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | York City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Gloucester City | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Fylde | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Chester | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Boston United | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Chorley | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 8 | York City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Leamington | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Farsley Celtic | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Hereford | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Spennymoor Town | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Telford United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Curzon Ashton | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Southport | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Kettering Town | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 15 |
| 19 | Darlington | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 20 | Guiseley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Alfreton Town | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -26 | 6 |