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Southampton play host to Blackpool at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1977, with Southampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1977/1978 | Sat 17 Dec | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 12 Nov | Southampton | 2-0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 14 May | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 18 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 10 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 24 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 20 Sep | Blackpool | 4 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Blackpool is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Seasiders have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 20 points from their 16 games played so far, Blackpool are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 16 from their 15 matches played.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are not exactly setting the world alight at St. Marys at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Blackpool in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |