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Southampton prepare to entertain Cardiff City at St. Marys on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 10 and lost only 3 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in April 2006, as the Saints squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Southampton | 3-2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 04 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 29 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 26 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Southampton, Cardiff City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 59 points from their 37 games so far. Cardiff City's total of 62 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |