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History of the Exeter City v Southampton fixture

Southampton face a trip to Exeter City at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Cup match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010	Sat 26 Dec	Southampton	3 - 1	Exeter City	LGE1
2008/2009	Tue 12 Aug	Exeter City	1 - 3	Southampton	LGEC
1957/1958	Sat 11 Jan	Southampton	6 - 0	Exeter City	D3S
1957/1958	Sat 07 Sep	Exeter City	2 - 2	Southampton	D3S
1956/1957	Sat 22 Dec	Southampton	2 - 2	Exeter City	D3S
1956/1957	Sat 25 Aug	Exeter City	0 - 4	Southampton	D3S
1955/1956	Wed 11 Apr	Exeter City	3 - 2	Southampton	D3S

Recent respective form guides

Exeter City 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, 7 to 6.

Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Exeter City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 29 matches. Southampton's 33 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Exeter City	6	1	2	3	8	10	5
Southampton	6	4	2	0	8	3	14

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the Saints of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at St James' Park with Southampton coasting to victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Exeter City	Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Southampton	Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat.