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Southampton prepare to entertain Burnley at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 20 games played, Saints have recorded 10 wins, and Burnley have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in December 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Burnley | 2 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 28 Mar | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Southampton | 1-1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 04 Feb | Burnley | 3 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Thu 01 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 19 Feb | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 11 Sep | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Southampton, Burnley are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Clarets have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Southampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 45 points from 27 games. Burnley's 37 points from 26 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| Burnley | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Southampton fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Saints. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |