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Southampton face a trip to Fulham at Loftus Road (temporary) at lunchtime on Friday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Saints have recorded 3 wins, and Fulham have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Fulham | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 27 Oct | Southampton | 4 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 13 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Fulham | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 23 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Fulham | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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 5 goals for and 3 against.
Fulham find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 25 points they have accumulated from 17 games. Southampton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 26 points from their 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Saints has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Fulham. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |