FM Preview: Southampton v Bristol City 30 Dec 2011

Last updated : 29 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southampton v Bristol City fixture

Southampton are ready to welcome Bristol City to St. Marys on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 17 previous matches.

The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was more than three years back, in November 2008, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Saints in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Bristol City 2 - 0 Southampton Championship
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)

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Recent respective form guides

Southampton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Saints, with 4 goals against.

Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Southampton are leading the way in the npower Championship, with their 23 games giving them a return of 47 points.

Bristol City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 23 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southampton 6 2 2 2 7 7 8
Bristol City 6 1 2 3 5 6 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Southampton fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, we just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Saints. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southampton Unbeaten in the last 23 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Bristol City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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