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Southampton face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 35 out of 52 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, as the Red Devils edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Man Utd. | 3 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 31 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 13 Jan | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Man Utd. | 6 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 13 May | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Red Devils, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Southampton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saints have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 27 points from their 15 games. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 12 points from their 15 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |