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Southampton prepare to entertain Portsmouth at St. Marys at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 9 and lost only 4 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Southampton running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Dec | Southampton | 3-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 07 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Sun 03 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 22 Aug | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 28 Jan | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Saints's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Portsmouth's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Pompey's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 8 points from their 12 games thus far. Portsmouth's 15 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Saints at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Pompey come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |