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Southampton are ready to welcome Charlton Athletic to St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 4 of the 28 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was within the last three years, in December 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Southampton | 0-0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 13 Sep | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Saints's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Charlton Ath. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Addicks's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Southampton's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Charlton Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 19 from their 13 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saints's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Charlton Ath.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Charlton Ath. | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |