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Southampton face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Saints have recorded 5 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, the Robins carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 24 Oct | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Bristol City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 22 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Southampton | FLLM |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 29 Apr | Southampton | 5 - 2 | Bristol City | PREM |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 21 Dec | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Saints have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 47 points from their 31 games so far. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 28 points from their 31 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bristol City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Southampton | No win in the 4 most recent games. |