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Southampton face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 6 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, the Pilgrims carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 26 games played so far, Southampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 44 points from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Saints has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Plymouth Arg.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |