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Southampton play host to Walsall at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Saints.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1963, with Southampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Walsall | 1 - 3 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Saddlers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Southampton's 38 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Walsall's 43 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are starting to turn St. Marys into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Walsall | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |