FM Preview: Exeter City v Southampton 01 Feb 2011

History of the Exeter City v Southampton fixture

Southampton face a trip to Exeter City at St James' Park on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011	Sat 01 Jan	Southampton	4 - 0	Exeter City	LGE1
2009/2010	Sat 06 Feb	Exeter City	1 - 1	Southampton	LGE1
2009/2010	Sat 26 Dec	Southampton	3 - 1	Exeter City	LGE1
2008/2009	Tue 12 Aug	Exeter City	1 - 3	Southampton	LGEC
1957/1958	Sat 11 Jan	Southampton	6 - 0	Exeter City	D3S
1957/1958	Sat 07 Sep	Exeter City	2 - 2	Southampton	D3S
1956/1957	Sat 22 Dec	Southampton	2 - 2	Exeter City	D3S

Recent respective form guides

Exeter City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Grecians in those games, with 10 conceded.

Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Saints, and 5 goals against.

Exeter City see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 35 points from their 26 games played so far, Southampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 41 points from 25 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Exeter City	6	1	4	1	6	6	7
Southampton	6	3	1	2	12	5	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Southampton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Exeter City. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Exeter City	Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Southampton	7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.