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Southampton play host to Hull City at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 3 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1984, as the Saints squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1984/1985 | Tue 09 Oct | Hull City | 2 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 25 Sep | Southampton | 3-2 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 11 Apr | Hull City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 24 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Feb | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 28 Aug | Hull City | 4 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 24 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Saints score just 4 goals, though they have conceded 1.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 17 points from their 12 games so far. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Hull City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
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 Hull City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Hull City | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |