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Southampton travel to take on Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The last time the two teams met at Plymouth Arg. was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1976, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Fri 08 Apr | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Mon 27 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Fri 16 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Fri 29 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1966/1967 | Wed 14 Sep | Southampton | 4 - 3 | Plymouth Arg. | LGEC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 07 May | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Saints have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Plymouth Arg. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 29 matches. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 30 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Home Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southampton | 6 games since last away draw. |