Haig Avenue: Southport vs Kettering Town Vanarama National League North preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haig Avenue (3185 seats)

A quick look at the Vanarama National League North standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all there is to know. Read our Southport - Kettering Town match preview!

Insights:
  • Southport have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Vanarama National League North
  • Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Southport form and stats

The story so far in the Vanarama National League North for Southport at their home stadium (Haig Avenue) is 8 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

An away draw last time out for Southport, facing Alfreton Town in a game that ended 2-2.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Darlington.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Southport have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won three times, drawn four and lost two.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Southport at home in the league. 32 on target and 16 scored by the opposition; from 16 matches.

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Kettering Town form and stats

6-2-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kettering Town in their Vanarama National League North matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Kettering's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Kettering Town are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Chorley (placed 5th).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Hereford.

We have checked recent matches where Kettering Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were three victories, three draws and five defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting York City in just three days.

Kettering have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. Kettering Town struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other already this season, with the final score Kettering Town - Southport 2-1 logged in the official records. Previous eight meetings between these squads: Southport won two, Kettering Town triumphed in four and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

SouthportJ. Archer
J. Archer
12 goals
SouthportC. Woods
C. Woods
6 goals

Southport missing players

Kettering Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southport Kettering Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
13 8 3 Won W 1 6 12
11 7 1 Drew D 0 2 8
9 1 0 Lost L 3 8 12
51 32 9 Scored S 4 21 46
40 16 1 Conceded C 8 25 43
88% 81% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
73% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 81%
55% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 69% 62%
33% 44% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 34%
21% 31% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
52% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 59%
39% 50% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 28%
21% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 19%
 
5.1 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.6 5.9
5.5 4.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.8 4.2
1.7 1.5 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
9.6 11.2 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8.6 11.1
3.8 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 4.2
40% 48% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 44% 34%
 
10.9 9.8 8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9.1 8.3
4.3 3.7 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.1 3.5
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Southport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Southport have the most dropped points from leading position (23) 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 Gateshead 34 24 5 5 77 36 17 14 1 2 40 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 41 77
2 Brackley Town 33 22 8 3 47 19 16 13 2 1 21 7 17 9 6 2 26 12 28 74
3 Fylde 34 19 6 9 55 31 16 10 2 4 27 15 18 9 4 5 28 16 24 63
4 Kidderminster Harriers 33 18 7 8 59 29 16 11 2 3 40 11 17 7 5 5 19 18 30 61
5 Chorley 32 14 10 8 51 38 15 9 3 3 34 18 17 5 7 5 17 20 13 52
6 York City 32 15 6 11 48 39 18 9 3 6 28 18 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 51
7 Southport 33 13 11 9 51 40 16 8 7 1 32 16 17 5 4 8 19 24 11 50
8 Hereford 34 13 9 12 42 40 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 5 5 7 21 23 2 48
9 Boston United 33 14 6 13 49 48 17 9 3 5 34 22 16 5 3 8 15 26 1 48
10 Darlington 34 13 8 13 53 48 18 9 3 6 28 19 16 4 5 7 25 29 5 47
11 Kettering Town 32 12 8 12 46 43 16 6 6 4 25 18 16 6 2 8 21 25 3 44
12 Spennymoor Town 33 12 8 13 44 46 16 6 6 4 25 19 17 6 2 9 19 27 -2 44
13 Curzon Ashton 32 11 10 11 42 46 15 6 5 4 21 17 17 5 5 7 21 29 -4 43
14 Leamington 34 10 10 14 33 40 17 9 4 4 22 17 17 1 6 10 11 23 -7 40
15 Chester 34 10 8 16 59 61 17 7 5 5 36 24 17 3 3 11 23 37 -2 38
16 Alfreton Town 32 10 8 14 42 52 16 4 7 5 21 23 16 6 1 9 21 29 -10 38
17 Bradford Park Avenue 33 10 7 16 41 56 16 7 2 7 26 27 17 3 5 9 15 29 -15 37
18 Gloucester City 34 8 12 14 36 51 17 4 7 6 20 20 17 4 5 8 16 31 -15 36
19 AFC Telford United 35 6 12 17 41 57 17 6 4 7 25 20 18 0 8 10 16 37 -16 30
20 Blyth Spartans 34 9 3 22 31 66 18 6 2 10 19 28 16 3 1 12 12 38 -35 30
21 Farsley Celtic 33 7 8 18 30 66 16 5 5 6 19 29 17 2 3 12 11 37 -36 29
22 Guiseley 32 7 6 19 24 49 18 5 5 8 15 25 14 2 1 11 9 24 -25 27

Table
  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 34 24 5 5 77 36 17 14 1 2 40 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 41 77
2 Brackley Town 33 22 8 3 47 19 16 13 2 1 21 7 17 9 6 2 26 12 28 74
3 Fylde 34 19 6 9 55 31 16 10 2 4 27 15 18 9 4 5 28 16 24 63
4 Kidderminster Harriers 33 18 7 8 59 29 16 11 2 3 40 11 17 7 5 5 19 18 30 61
5 Chorley 32 14 10 8 51 38 15 9 3 3 34 18 17 5 7 5 17 20 13 52
6 York City 32 15 6 11 48 39 18 9 3 6 28 18 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 51
7 Southport 33 13 11 9 51 40 16 8 7 1 32 16 17 5 4 8 19 24 11 50
8 Hereford 34 13 9 12 42 40 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 5 5 7 21 23 2 48
9 Boston United 33 14 6 13 49 48 17 9 3 5 34 22 16 5 3 8 15 26 1 48
10 Darlington 34 13 8 13 53 48 18 9 3 6 28 19 16 4 5 7 25 29 5 47
11 Kettering Town 32 12 8 12 46 43 16 6 6 4 25 18 16 6 2 8 21 25 3 44
12 Spennymoor Town 33 12 8 13 44 46 16 6 6 4 25 19 17 6 2 9 19 27 -2 44
13 Curzon Ashton 32 11 10 11 42 46 15 6 5 4 21 17 17 5 5 7 21 29 -4 43
14 Leamington 34 10 10 14 33 40 17 9 4 4 22 17 17 1 6 10 11 23 -7 40
15 Chester 34 10 8 16 59 61 17 7 5 5 36 24 17 3 3 11 23 37 -2 38
16 Alfreton Town 32 10 8 14 42 52 16 4 7 5 21 23 16 6 1 9 21 29 -10 38
17 Bradford Park Avenue 33 10 7 16 41 56 16 7 2 7 26 27 17 3 5 9 15 29 -15 37
18 Gloucester City 34 8 12 14 36 51 17 4 7 6 20 20 17 4 5 8 16 31 -15 36
19 AFC Telford United 35 6 12 17 41 57 17 6 4 7 25 20 18 0 8 10 16 37 -16 30
20 Blyth Spartans 34 9 3 22 31 66 18 6 2 10 19 28 16 3 1 12 12 38 -35 30
21 Farsley Celtic 33 7 8 18 30 66 16 5 5 6 19 29 17 2 3 12 11 37 -36 29
22 Guiseley 32 7 6 19 24 49 18 5 5 8 15 25 14 2 1 11 9 24 -25 27

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The National League North, formerly known as Conference North, is the sixth highest division in English football. It contains teams located in Northern England, Norfolk, the English Midlands and North Wales. The league table has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other (home and away).