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Exeter City face a trip to Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Grecians have recorded 4 wins, and Southport have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Exeter City | 5 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Southport | 0 - 3 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 1976/1977 | Mon 03 Jan | Southport | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 30 Oct | Exeter City | 3 - 1 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Fri 02 Apr | Southport | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 16 Aug | Exeter City | 2 - 0 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 08 Feb | Exeter City | 1 - 0 | Southport | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southport's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Sandgrounders's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Exeter City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southport are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 11 matches. Exeter City's 17 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Grecians out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Southport. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Exeter City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |