Match Preview: South Shields v Southport (Saturday, 3pm)

South Shields host Southport on Saturday at the 1st Cloud Arena in the National League North.

In their last league match, on April 13, South Shields lost to Tamworth 3-2 away.

Southport won, 3-0 at home against Rushall Olympic.

With 76 goals in 45 games so far this season, South Shields are the league’s third-highest scorers with 1.7 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 53 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.

Southport, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.2 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.3. They have conceded 1.6 goals per game.

The hosts are eighth in the table after 45 games, of which they have won 21 and drawn eight, earning 71 points.

The Sandgrounders are eight places behind South Shields in 16th, with 16 wins and eight draws putting them on 56 points.

In the last five years, South Shields and Southport have played each other on five occasions. Southport won three of them and they drew twice.

On average, South Shields scored 0.8 goals and the Sandgrounders 2.2 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on November 18, when Southport won 4-0 at home.

South Shields are in reasonable form in the National League North, with four wins and two losses from their last six games.

With two wins and two draws over that period, the away team’s form is worse – they have taken eight points from 18, compared to the home side’s 12.

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South Shields v Southport
National League North | 1st Cloud Arena
Saturday, 20 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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