Match Report
Marine (12th, 62 pts) visited Southport (14th, 60 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Marine no better than 17th for form, against 12th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Southport ran at 1.39 scored and 1.54 conceded, Marine at 1.35 and 1.57.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Southport win, 2 for Marine, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Haig Avenue (capacity 6,008). Southport led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Southport: Malakai McKenzie (82'), Luke Griffiths (23') · Marine: Charlie Jolley (77')
Key stats
Possession: Southport 54% · Marine 46% · Total shots: 3-10 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 2-7