Southampton face a trip to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Saints have recorded 7 wins, and Charlton Ath. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2003, the Addicks carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 06 Sep | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Charlton Ath.'s 50 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 47 points from their 37 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Charlton Ath. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Southampton | 6 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |