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Southampton face a trip to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Saints have recorded 11 wins, and Q.P.R. have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Q.P.R. | 0 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Q.P.R. | 3 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers 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.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Q.P.R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far. Southampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Saints could well see them head back from Loftus Road with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |