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Southampton pack their bags to visit Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Saints have recorded 5 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Ashton Gate was more than three years back, in October 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Bristol City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 22 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Southampton | FLLM |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 29 Apr | Southampton | 5 - 2 | Bristol City | PREM |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 21 Dec | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 20 Feb | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | PREM |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 16 Sep | Bristol City | 3 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 07 Feb | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Saints have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 20 points from the 11 games they have played so far. Southampton's 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southampton | 15 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |