About Match
In the standings it is South Shields 3rd on 17 points, Southport 19th on 8 — separated by 9. Recent form flatters Southport's table spot — 14th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Scoring rates set the scale: South Shields 1.29 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Southport 1.38 and 2, with the league averaging 1.36. Victory would move South Shields to 20 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
South Shields are unbeaten in 8, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Across 8 recorded meetings, South Shields have 2 wins to Southport's 3, with 3 draws, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings.
Mariners Park in South Shields, capacity 2,500, hosts the game.