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Southampton prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 6 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was earlier this season, the Saints carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 11 Nov | Southampton | 2-1 | Charlton Ath. | ASSM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 3 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Saints have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.
Charlton Ath. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Addicks have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton's 57 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Charlton Ath.'s total of 74 points from their 40 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Charlton Ath. | 5 games since last defeat. |