This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bath City and Southport at 15:00 on Saturday, 26th February 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Bath City play host to Southport at Twerton Park on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Bath City was more than a decade ago, in February 1997, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | Southport | 2 - 3 | Bath City | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 01 Feb | Bath City | 0-2 | Southport | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 04 Jan | Southport | 3 - 1 | Bath City | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Apr | Southport | 2 - 1 | Bath City | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Bath City | 4 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Southport | 3 - 1 | Bath City | CONF |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 10 Sep | Bath City | 1 - 2 | Southport | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Bath City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Stripes & City in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Southport is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Sandgrounders have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Bath City see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 42 points from their 33 games played so far, Southport find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 31 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bath City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Southport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Stripes & City's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southport. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bath City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southport | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
