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Southampton face a trip to Norwich City at on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 9 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, the Canaries carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Southampton | 4 - 3 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | FAC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Feb | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 02 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 09 Apr | Norwich City | 4 - 5 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 23 matches. Southampton's 31 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Southampton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Southampton | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |