Southport manager Watson looking for three points in Kettering Town showdown

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haig Avenue (3185 seats)

The home followers bank on a win in this game, and the home advantage could be decisive versus a struggling visitor. Southport are in 16th place while the guesting Kettering Town fret at 20th.

Insights:
  • Southport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kettering Town have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Vanarama National League North

There have been little to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a Vanarama National League North match only four days ago. This match was also played here at Haig Avenue. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Kettering Town have had more rest.

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Southport form and stats

7-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Vanarama National League North numbers at home for Southport so far this season.

Southport drew their last game, also a home match. Boston United (after extra-time) (placed 18th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Blyth Spartans (after extra-time) in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Southport handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vanarama National League North game versus Alfreton Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Haig Avenue.

Southport are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games. Southport have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Kettering Town form and stats

Kettering Town have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 2-5-12 (19 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Glover, the Kettering Town manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Kettering Town's last game was the home draw against Chorley (after extra-time) (3-3). A bizarre game with lots of goals last time out for Kettering, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that entertaining match, will this fixture be as enjoying?

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Gloucester City (after extra-time)'s place.

Kettering Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

Few goals the story here? 8 of this team's latest 10 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kettering Town's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 34 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides played each other previously this campaign: Kettering Town - Southport 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Southport wins - draws - Kettering Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SouthportJ. Archer
J. Archer
9 goals
SouthportN. Watson
N. Watson
7 goals
Kettering TownS. Bennett
S. Bennett
5 goals

Southport missing players

Kettering Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southport Kettering Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 16 6 Played P 5 19 37
12 7 4 Won W 1 2 10
9 5 2 Drew D 1 5 12
14 4 0 Lost L 3 12 15
42 23 12 Scored S 4 13 34
44 19 3 Conceded C 7 34 50
91% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
66% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 79% 65%
46% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 42% 38%
23% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 22%
11% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 11%
49% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 37% 35%
26% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 5% 30%
34% 19% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 58% 49%
 
5.4 6 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.1 3.8
4.1 3.3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5.5 5.3
1.8 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.2 1.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.2 9.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 7.2 8.4
3.9 4.9 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 2.7 3.2
30% 29% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 25% 29%
 
9.5 8 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 14.5 12.5
4.3 3.4 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 6.5 5
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Kettering Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kettering Town have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Vanarama National League North
  • Kettering Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Southport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Fylde 35 21 8 6 62 36 18 12 3 3 39 21 17 9 5 3 23 15 26 71
2 King's Lynn Town 37 19 12 6 65 38 18 13 3 2 36 16 19 6 9 4 29 22 27 69
3 Chester 38 17 15 6 57 35 19 8 6 5 26 17 19 9 9 1 31 18 22 66
4 Brackley Town 37 17 11 9 46 32 19 12 5 2 32 13 18 5 6 7 14 19 14 62
5 Scarborough Athletic 37 16 10 11 63 57 19 9 5 5 38 31 18 7 5 6 25 26 6 58
6 Darlington 35 16 9 10 63 49 18 8 6 4 29 23 17 8 3 6 34 26 14 57
7 Chorley 38 14 14 10 52 39 19 9 7 3 28 15 19 5 7 7 24 24 13 56
8 Gloucester City 38 16 8 14 62 58 19 10 3 6 38 26 19 6 5 8 24 32 4 56
9 Alfreton Town 34 13 13 8 43 32 18 9 6 3 29 15 16 4 7 5 14 17 11 52
10 Hereford 38 14 7 17 42 42 19 7 5 7 23 19 19 7 2 10 19 23 0 49
11 Spennymoor Town 35 12 13 10 51 52 18 7 7 4 26 23 17 5 6 6 25 29 -1 49
12 Buxton 38 12 13 13 42 46 19 6 7 6 21 23 19 6 6 7 21 23 -4 49
13 Kidderminster Harriers 38 13 10 15 35 40 19 4 6 9 16 21 19 9 4 6 19 19 -5 49
14 Peterborough Sports 36 13 9 14 44 47 18 8 5 5 26 20 18 5 4 9 18 27 -3 48
15 Curzon Ashton 35 13 7 15 45 44 18 8 3 7 28 22 17 5 4 8 17 22 1 46
16 Southport 35 12 9 14 42 44 16 7 5 4 23 19 19 5 4 10 19 25 -2 45
17 Banbury United 34 12 8 14 47 51 16 6 5 5 23 20 18 6 3 9 24 31 -4 44
18 Boston United 38 11 9 18 54 60 19 7 4 8 30 29 19 4 5 10 24 31 -6 42
19 Leamington 37 8 18 11 35 41 19 7 6 6 20 17 18 1 12 5 15 24 -6 42
20 Kettering Town 37 10 12 15 34 50 18 8 7 3 21 16 19 2 5 12 13 34 -16 42
21 Farsley Celtic 36 9 12 15 40 58 17 5 7 5 19 21 19 4 5 10 21 37 -18 39
22 Blyth Spartans 37 9 10 18 36 56 19 4 8 7 19 24 18 5 2 11 17 32 -20 37
23 Bradford Park Avenue 37 8 10 19 34 56 18 6 4 8 17 19 19 2 6 11 17 37 -22 34
24 AFC Telford United 38 4 13 21 27 58 19 3 7 9 17 27 19 1 6 12 10 31 -31 25

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 Fylde 35 21 8 6 62 36 18 12 3 3 39 21 17 9 5 3 23 15 26 71
2 King's Lynn Town 37 19 12 6 65 38 18 13 3 2 36 16 19 6 9 4 29 22 27 69
3 Chester 38 17 15 6 57 35 19 8 6 5 26 17 19 9 9 1 31 18 22 66
4 Brackley Town 37 17 11 9 46 32 19 12 5 2 32 13 18 5 6 7 14 19 14 62
5 Scarborough Athletic 37 16 10 11 63 57 19 9 5 5 38 31 18 7 5 6 25 26 6 58
6 Darlington 35 16 9 10 63 49 18 8 6 4 29 23 17 8 3 6 34 26 14 57
7 Chorley 38 14 14 10 52 39 19 9 7 3 28 15 19 5 7 7 24 24 13 56
8 Gloucester City 38 16 8 14 62 58 19 10 3 6 38 26 19 6 5 8 24 32 4 56
9 Alfreton Town 34 13 13 8 43 32 18 9 6 3 29 15 16 4 7 5 14 17 11 52
10 Hereford 38 14 7 17 42 42 19 7 5 7 23 19 19 7 2 10 19 23 0 49
11 Spennymoor Town 35 12 13 10 51 52 18 7 7 4 26 23 17 5 6 6 25 29 -1 49
12 Buxton 38 12 13 13 42 46 19 6 7 6 21 23 19 6 6 7 21 23 -4 49
13 Kidderminster Harriers 38 13 10 15 35 40 19 4 6 9 16 21 19 9 4 6 19 19 -5 49
14 Peterborough Sports 36 13 9 14 44 47 18 8 5 5 26 20 18 5 4 9 18 27 -3 48
15 Curzon Ashton 35 13 7 15 45 44 18 8 3 7 28 22 17 5 4 8 17 22 1 46
16 Southport 35 12 9 14 42 44 16 7 5 4 23 19 19 5 4 10 19 25 -2 45
17 Banbury United 34 12 8 14 47 51 16 6 5 5 23 20 18 6 3 9 24 31 -4 44
18 Boston United 38 11 9 18 54 60 19 7 4 8 30 29 19 4 5 10 24 31 -6 42
19 Leamington 37 8 18 11 35 41 19 7 6 6 20 17 18 1 12 5 15 24 -6 42
20 Kettering Town 37 10 12 15 34 50 18 8 7 3 21 16 19 2 5 12 13 34 -16 42
21 Farsley Celtic 36 9 12 15 40 58 17 5 7 5 19 21 19 4 5 10 21 37 -18 39
22 Blyth Spartans 37 9 10 18 36 56 19 4 8 7 19 24 18 5 2 11 17 32 -20 37
23 Bradford Park Avenue 37 8 10 19 34 56 18 6 4 8 17 19 19 2 6 11 17 37 -22 34
24 AFC Telford United 38 4 13 21 27 58 19 3 7 9 17 27 19 1 6 12 10 31 -31 25

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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).