FM Preview: Southport v Luton Town 20 Apr 2013

Last updated : 19 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southport v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town face a trip to Southport at Haig Avenue at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Hatters have recorded 1 wins, and Southport have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Haig Avenue was just last season, in January 2012, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 29 Sep Luton Town 3 - 1 Southport (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan Southport 3-3 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Luton Town 5 - 1 Southport (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Luton Town 6 - 0 Southport (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 26 Mar Southport 2 - 1 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
1969/1970 Tue 14 Apr Luton Town 1 - 0 Southport Third Division
1969/1970 Tue 16 Sep Southport 0 - 3 Luton Town Third Division

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

Recent respective form guides

Southport's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sandgrounders have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Luton Town's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Hatters have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Southport find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches.

Luton Town's 61 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southport 6 2 2 2 8 9 8
Luton Town 6 1 3 2 10 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Hatters 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 Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Luton Town Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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