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Southampton play host to Bristol Rovers at St. Marys on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Saints have tasted victory on 9 of the 11 occasions the teams have met.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1981, with Southampton running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 24 Jan | Southampton | 3-1 | Bristol Rvs. | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 27 Mar | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 28 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 29 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 09 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Wed 29 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Saints score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Pirates 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 Pirates's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Southampton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only -1 points. Bristol Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Bristol Rvs. running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 games since last defeat. |