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Southampton face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Saints have recorded 11 wins, and Man City have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Man City | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Man City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Man City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 23 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 24 points from their 20 games played so far, Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 14 points from their 20 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |