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Forest Green travel to take on Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Rovers have recorded 1 wins, and Southport have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southport was just over four years ago, in January 2007, with Forest Green inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sandgrounders in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 04 Sep | Forest Green | 0 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Southport | 1 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southport have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Sandgrounders, with 6 goals against.
The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southport are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 28 matches. Forest Green find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sandgrounders, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | No sequences of note |
| Forest Green | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |