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Southampton prepare to entertain Norwich City at St. Marys on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 5 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in December 2006, the Saints carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Southampton | 2-1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Norwich City | 3 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Southampton | 4 - 3 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 4 conceded.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Canaries's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 37 points from their 28 games played so far, Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Norwich City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Saints in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Norwich City | No win in the 2 most recent games. |