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Southampton play host to Coventry City at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 9 of the 54 games.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was back in November 2000, over five years ago, with Coventry City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Saints in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 22 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Southampton | 0-1 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | 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, 7 to 5.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 35 matches. Coventry City's 47 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Coventry City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |