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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 25 and win only 9 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, with Norwich City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Norwich City | 3 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Saints, and 8 goals against.
Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 57 points from their 44 matches. Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 69 from their 44 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Saints out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Norwich City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |