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Accrington S. play host to Southport at Inetrlink Express on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stanley are clearly on top, winning 18 and drawing 12 of the 33 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was more than a decade ago, in January 1993, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a (Northern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1992/1993 | Wed 13 Jan | Accrington S. | 2-2 | Southport | NPL |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 17 Nov | Southport | 2 - 2 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 15 Feb | Accrington S. | 1 - 1 | Southport | NPL |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 10 Sep | Southport | 2 - 2 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 22 Apr | Accrington S. | 2 - 1 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 03 Dec | Southport | 3 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 18 Jan | Accrington S. | 2 - 2 | Southport | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Stanley, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Accrington S., Southport are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Sandgrounders have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Accrington S. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 35 points from 17 games. Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 15 points from their 17 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| Southport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Accrington S. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Stanley. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southport | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |