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Southampton face a trip to Hull City at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Saints have recorded 4 wins, and Hull City have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Southampton | 4 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Hull City | 2 - 4 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Hull City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 09 Oct | Hull City | 2 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 25 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Hull City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Hull City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Tigers in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Hull City's total of 56 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 45 from their 38 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hull City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Tigers, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hull City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Southampton | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 10 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |