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Southampton play host to Swansea City at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 28 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1983, the Saints carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Swansea City | 3 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 05 Mar | Southampton | 2-1 | Swansea City | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 23 Oct | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 13 Apr | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Mon 28 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | PREM |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 10 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Swansea Tn. | CHMP |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 28 Nov | Swansea Tn. | 3 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Saints have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Swansea City's away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 27 points from their 29 games thus far. Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 44 from their 29 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
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 Swans 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 10 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |