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Southampton travel to take on Walsall at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 9 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The last time the two teams met at Walsall was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1962, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1962/1963 | Sat 13 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 24 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1961/1962 | Tue 19 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1961/1962 | Wed 06 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1957/1958 | Thu 05 Sep | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Southampton | D3S |
| 1957/1958 | Wed 28 Aug | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Walsall | D3S |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 13 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Walsall | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Saddlers, with 4 goals against.
Southampton's away form is equally impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the Saints pummel 17 goals, and let in 9.
Walsall lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 30 points from their 19 games so far. Southampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Saints, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southampton | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |