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Southampton are ready to welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to St. Marys on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 16 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was more than three years back, in January 2006, the Saints carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Southampton | 2-1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 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 |
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 15 goals for the Saints, with 8 goals against.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 12 points from their 15 games thus far. Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 15 matches.
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton may be coming up against a decent side in Brighton & HA, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Saints. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Brighton & HA | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |