Southampton face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 27 out of 37 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 May | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Magpies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 22 matches. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 15 points from their 22 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Magpies, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southampton | 8 games since last away draw. |