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Newport Co. travel to take on Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 8 out of 12 times.
The last time the two teams met at Southport was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1977, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 20 Nov | Newport Co. | 2 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southport have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 14 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Newport Co. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Exiles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Southport are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 23 matches. Newport Co.'s total of 42 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Exiles have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Haig Avenue with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Newport Co. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |