FM Preview: Bristol City v Southampton 26 Nov 2011

Last updated : 25 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol City v Southampton fixture

Southampton pack their bags to visit Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The previous match played between the two at Ashton Gate Stadium was within the last three years, in February 2009, with Bristol City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 14 Feb Bristol City 2-0 Southampton Championship
2008/2009 Sat 08 Nov Southampton 0 - 1 Bristol City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 05 Apr Southampton 2 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2007/2008 Wed 24 Oct Bristol City 2 - 1 Southampton Championship
2003/2004 Tue 28 Oct Bristol City 0 - 3 Southampton League Cup
1991/1992 Tue 22 Oct Bristol City 1 - 2 Southampton (Full Members)
1979/1980 Tue 29 Apr Southampton 5 - 2 Bristol City First Division

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Robins's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Southampton's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 16 points from their 17 games thus far.

Southampton are leading the way in the npower Championship, with their 17 games giving them a return of 39 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 3 1 2 7 5 10
Southampton 6 4 1 1 13 6 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Southampton have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Bristol City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol City 5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Southampton Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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