FM Preview: Southampton v Huddersfield Town 28 Dec 2010

Last updated : 27 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Southampton v Huddersfield Town fixture

Southampton prepare to entertain Huddersfield Town at St. Marys on Tuesday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, winning 54.55% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Southampton annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 16 OctHuddersfield2 - 0SouthamptonLGE1
2009/2010Tue 02 MarSouthampton5-0HuddersfieldLGE1
2009/2010Sat 15 AugHuddersfield3 - 1SouthamptonLGE1
1994/1995Wed 05 OctSouthampton4 - 0HuddersfieldLGEC
1994/1995Tue 20 SepHuddersfield0 - 1SouthamptonLGEC
1971/1972Sat 18 DecHuddersfield0 - 2SouthamptonPREM
1971/1972Sat 04 SepSouthampton1 - 2HuddersfieldPREM

Recent respective form guides

Southampton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Saints, with 3 goals against.

The Terriers 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. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Terriers, and 5 goals against.

Southampton's 28 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Huddersfield are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 32 points from 20 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Southampton631211610
Huddersfield640214412

FootyMad's prediction ...

Southampton are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Huddersfield will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Southampton No sequences of note
Huddersfield 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.