This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Braintree Town and Southport at 15:00 on 11th February 2012 in the (Conference) Premier.

History of the Braintree Town v Southport fixture

Southport face a trip to Braintree Town at Cressing Road St on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Braintree Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Southport is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sandgrounders have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Braintree Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 42 points from their 31 games played so far,

Southport lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 52 from their 31 games so far.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Southport are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Cressing Road St with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

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