FM Preview: Braintree Town v Southport 27 Mar 2012

Last updated : 26 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Braintree Town v Southport fixture

Braintree Town prepare to entertain Southport at Cressing Road St on Tuesday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Southport 0 - 4 Braintree Tn. (Conference) Premier

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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. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

The Sandgrounders have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Braintree Town's 56 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Southport's total of 69 points from their 39 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Braintree Town 6 4 1 1 15 10 13
Southport 6 4 2 0 11 3 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Iron go into their game against Southport in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Braintree Town 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Southport 4 successive away victories.
7 games since last away draw.
7 games since last defeat.

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