Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rushden & Diamonds (11th, 62 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Southport (20th, 46 pts). Southport had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.44/1.33 for Rushden & Diamonds and 1.22/1.64 for Southport (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
Rushden & Diamonds's last three games had all finished level.
The match was played at Nene Park in Nene Park (capacity 2,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.




