FM Preview: Southport v Wrexham 20 Sep 2011

Last updated : 19 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southport v Wrexham fixture

Wrexham face a trip to Southport at Haig Avenue on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Dragons have recorded 9 wins, and Southport have come away with 17 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, with Wrexham inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sandgrounders in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 18 Jan Southport 0-1 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Wrexham 1 - 2 Southport F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Tue 21 Sep Wrexham 2 - 1 Southport (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 09 Dec Wrexham 1 - 2 Southport Shield (Conference Cup)
1973/1974 Sat 29 Dec Southport 0 - 2 Wrexham Third Division
1973/1974 Sat 08 Sep Wrexham 3 - 2 Southport Third Division
1966/1967 Mon 03 Apr Wrexham 1 - 1 Southport Fourth Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Southport are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Sandgrounders have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The Dragons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Dragons, and 7 goals against.

Southport's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Wrexham are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 9 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southport 6 4 0 2 11 11 12
Wrexham 6 4 0 2 12 7 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Dragons 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

Team Sequences
Southport 4 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Wrexham 6 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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