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Southampton play host to Rochdale at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Saints.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1990, with Southampton running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1990/1991 | Tue 09 Oct | Southampton | 3-0 | Rochdale | LGEC |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 25 Sep | Rochdale | 0 - 5 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1965/1966 | Wed 22 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Rochdale | LGEC |
| 1961/1962 | Wed 27 Sep | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1961/1962 | Wed 13 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGEC |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 04 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Mon 02 Feb | Southampton | 6 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Saints's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Rochdale's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Southampton only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rochdale | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |