Southport welcome Brackley Town at The Pure Stadium, Southport, Merseyside on Saturday, Nov 21 at 4:00 PM in a National League – North fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Southport come into this fixture in mixed form (1W 2D 1L). Brackley Town travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Southport won their last outing, while Brackley Town suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Southport and Brackley Town have split their 10 meetings almost evenly (2W–5D–3W). Their last encounter ended in Southport won 0–1.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Southport win or a draw looks most likely.