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Southampton play host to Preston North End at St. Marys on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 16 games played, Saints have recorded 8 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1965, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Mon 12 Feb | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 23 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 27 Nov | Southampton | 5-2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1964/1965 | Mon 02 Nov | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1964/1965 | Wed 16 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 11 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Saints's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Preston N.E. however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The North End have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 2.
Southampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 33 matches. Preston N.E.'s total of 54 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Saints of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Preston N.E., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 25 games since last defeat. |