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Forest Green face a trip to Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the Rovers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, with Southport running out comfortable 3 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Forest Green | 1 - 2 | Southport | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Forest Green | 1 - 2 | Southport | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 07 Oct | Southport | 3 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Southport | 2 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Forest Green | 0 - 2 | Southport | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Southport | 5 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Forest Green | 2 - 1 | Southport | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Southport have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 24 points from their 28 games thus far. Forest Green see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 32 points from their 28 games played so far,
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 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Rovers 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 | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Forest Green | Not won in previous 23 away matches. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |