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Southampton prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 5 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in November 2007, with Charlton Ath. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Saints in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Southampton | 0-1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 13 Sep | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Charlton Ath. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Addicks have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 40 points from their 39 games thus far. Charlton Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 39 games have yielded only 29 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saints's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Charlton Ath.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Charlton Ath. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |