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Exeter City play host to Southport at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Grecians are clearly on top, having won 7 and lost only 2 of the 13 games.
The last time the two teams met at Exeter City was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1976, with Exeter City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Southport | 0 - 3 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 1976/1977 | Mon 03 Jan | Southport | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 30 Oct | Exeter City | 3-1 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Fri 02 Apr | Southport | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 16 Aug | Exeter City | 2 - 0 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 08 Feb | Exeter City | 1 - 0 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 02 Nov | Southport | 3 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Southport have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
Exeter City's 47 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Southport find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 28 games have yielded only 23 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Southport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Southport is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Grecians in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | 14 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Southport | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |