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Southampton play host to Brighton & Hove Albion at St. Marys on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 11 wins out of 15 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was amazingly over twenty years ago, in April 1983, when they played out a goalless draw in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Brighton & HA | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 08 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 05 Apr | Southampton | 0-0 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Mon 27 Dec | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 03 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 08 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 24 Feb | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
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. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Brighton & HA is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Seagulls have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 31 points from their 26 games played so far, Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
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 Brighton & HA in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |