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Newport Co. play host to 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 7 from 12 meetings.
The last time the two teams met at Newport Co. was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1978, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1977/1978 | Sat 15 Apr | Newport Co. | 1-1 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 19 Nov | Southport | 3 - 3 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Fri 04 Mar | Newport Co. | 3 - 1 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 25 Sep | Southport | 0 - 1 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 24 Jan | Southport | 3 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 13 Sep | Newport Co. | 2 - 0 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1974/1975 | Fri 17 Jan | Newport Co. | 1 - 0 | Southport | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Newport County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Exiles in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Southport is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sandgrounders have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newport Co.'s total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 18 points from their 18 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Southport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Exiles's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southport. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southport | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |