Preview

  • Anticipation builds as South Shields prepare to host Southport at 1st Cloud Arena on 2026-01-20 (kick-off 19:45 GMT), in the Group Stage of the 2025-2026 National League N / S.
  • Recent managerial H2H between E. Dickman and D. Morgan over 2 matches, record stands at 0-0, with 2 draws.
  • Current league positions have South Shields 1st on 59 points and Southport 19th on 27 points.
  • South Shields and Southport will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
  • The previous match saw R. Tinkler lead South Shields with a 7.3 TheyScored rating, and A. Pickles top-rating for Southport at 6.6.
  • South Shields came off a win (3-0 vs Leamington) and Southport also triumphed (3-2 vs Bedford Town).
  • South Shields look strong (4-1-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Southport have 2-1-2 in the same span.
  • Southport lead this rivalry - 4 wins from 9 matches versus South Shields (who've won just 1 game), alongside 4 draws.
  • Our model forecasts 2-1 for South Shields, bolstered by their 9-2-2 home record and an average of 2.69 goals per game.

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Odds

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

20/01/2026 19:45

1st Cloud Arena

N/A

National League N / S

Team Kits

South Shields
Southport

Events

HT 0 - 0

83'1 - 0

Standings

South Shields is going head to head with Southport on 20/1/2026 19:45 GMT at 1st Cloud Arena for the England National League N / S. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and South Shields v Southport H2H statistics!