History of the Newport County v Southport fixture
Newport County prepare to entertain Southport at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Exiles have a healthy record in the fixture, winning 8 from 13 meetings.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Newport Stadium was less than a year ago, in November 2010, with Newport County running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 08 Jan | Southport | 2 - 1 | Newport Co. | (Conference) Premier |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 20 Nov | Newport Co. | 2-0 | Southport | (Conference) Premier |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 15 Apr | Newport Co. | 1 - 1 | Southport | Fourth Division |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 19 Nov | Southport | 3 - 3 | Newport Co. | Fourth Division |
| 1976/1977 | Fri 04 Mar | Newport Co. | 3 - 1 | Southport | Fourth Division |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 25 Sep | Southport | 0 - 1 | Newport Co. | Fourth Division |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 24 Jan | Southport | 3 - 0 | Newport Co. | Fourth Division |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Newport County have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Southport's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Sandgrounders's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Newport County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 8 points from their 13 games thus far.
Southport's 21 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Southport | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Exiles at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Sandgrounders come away with an easy victory. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Newport County | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Southport | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here