This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Southport and Rushden & Diamonds at 15:00 on Saturday 26th August 2006 in the Conference.
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Rushden & D. travel to take on Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Diamonds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 3 of the 5 games.
The last time the two teams met at Southport was back in January 2001, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 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: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Southport | 1 - 3 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Rushden & D. | 4 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Southport | 2 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Rushden & D. | 4 - 2 | Southport | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Feb | Rushden & D. | 3 - 1 | Southport | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Southport | 0 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Rushden & D. | 1 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Southport have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.
The away form of Rushden & D. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Diamonds have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southport find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 3 matches. Rushden & D. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 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 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sandgrounders, as the Diamonds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
