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Southampton face a trip to Milton Keynes Dons at Stadium:MK on Wednesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 8 of the 17 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Milton Keynes | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Milton Keynes | ASSM |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 20 Jan | Milton Keynes | 0 - 1 | Southampton | ASSM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Milton Keynes | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Southampton | 4 - 3 | Milton Keynes | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 14 May | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Wimbledon | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Wimbledon | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Milton Keynes Dons have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Dons in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Saints 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. Those games have seen the Saints pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Milton Keynes's 9 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Dons. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Milton Keynes | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Southampton | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |