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Southampton prepare to entertain Cardiff City at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in October 2007, the Saints carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 21 Oct | Southampton | 1-0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Saints have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Cardiff City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 31 points from their 33 games thus far. Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 53 points from 31 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Saints at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Bluebirds come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |