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.
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!