Southport v Macclesfield prediction · National League

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BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

SouthportDrawMacclesfield

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 19:45

Before kick-off · Match result · Macclesfield 44%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Macclesfield are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Southport 31%, draw 24%, Macclesfield 44%. Over 2.5 goals 54%, both teams to score 56%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 21 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off

Southport win31%

Draw24%

Macclesfield win44%

Kick-offTUE 27 OCT · 19:45

RoundNational League North · matchday 14

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Southport

Macclesfield

3Days since last match3

Last match: 24 Oct · National League - North

2Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
3	Macclesfield	12	+7	24
23	Southport	13	−10	10

Match statistics

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Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · macclesfield winFirst published 21 Oct 00:01 · updated 25 Oct 00:18 · locked at kick-off

44% The market–

Us44%

We make Macclesfield a 44% chance to win. The model expects 1.3–1.6, and 1–1 is the single most likely score at 11%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Southport v Macclesfield~~1.27 – 1.57

~~Form · last six in National League - North this season · since 5 Sept~~W1 D2 L3 · W2 D2 L2

~~Table places · points 10 v 24~~23 v 3

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published

Our probability · Macclesfield win

Published at 46%, 44% now.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Southport win	31%	–	–
Draw	24%	–	–
Macclesfield win	44%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	54%	–	–
Both teams to score	56%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	77%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	32%	–	–
Southport or draw	56%	–	–
Southport clean sheet	21%	–	–
Macclesfield clean sheet	29%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.4%

0123450 6.0 9.3 7.2 3.8 1 7.6 11.4 8.9 4.7 2 4.8 7.3 5.6 3.0 3 2.0 3.1 2.4 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Southport down, Macclesfield across0–5 goals a side shown (99.1% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 2,825 National League - North matches up to 24 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: National League - North matches have gone over 2.5 in 54.7% of games this season, across 150 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: 2 previous meetings since 2022/23 in every competition we cover, 3.00 goals a meeting; 2 of 2 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Southport at home: 1.50 scored, 1.33 conceded a game (last 6). Macclesfield away: 1.00 scored, 1.17 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

1.27 goals for Southport, 1.57 for Macclesfield. Most likely score 1–1.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2022/23

~~Goals a meeting~~3.00

~~Over 2.5~~2 of 2

~~Both scored~~2 of 2

~~Last meetings~~MAC 2–1 SOU · SOU 1–2 MAC

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in National League - North this season · since 5 Sept

SOUTHPORT

WLDLLD2–1 · 0–2 · 2–2 · 0–1 · 0–2 · 0–0

MACCLESFIELD

LDDWWL1–2 · 0–0 · 1–1 · 1–0 · 4–3 · 1–2

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Hereford	12	+17	26
2	Oxford City	12	+14	24
3	Macclesfield	12	+7	24
4	South Shields	12	+3	23
5	King's Lynn Town	13	+6	21
6	Hednesford Town	13	+4	21
7	Chester	12	+3	20
8	Buxton	13	0	20
9	Bedford Town	12	0	19
10	Hebburn Town	13	−5	19
11	Morecambe	12	+6	17
12	Spalding United	12	+3	17
13	Chorley	12	−1	17
14	Worksop Town	13	−5	17
15	Marine	12	+1	16
16	Harborough Town	12	−1	16
17	Scarborough Athletic	13	+1	15
18	Merthyr Town	13	−1	15
19	Radcliffe	13	−5	15
20	Brackley Town	13	−9	15
21	AFC Telford United	13	−7	13
22	Darlington 1883	13	−7	11
23	Southport	13	−10	10
24	Spennymoor Town	12	−14	7