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Southampton prepare to entertain Stoke City at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 29 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in October 2006, the Saints carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Southampton | 1-0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 16 Mar | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 13 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 05 May | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Stoke City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Saints at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Potters come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |