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Southampton travel to take on Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, Saints have recorded 10 wins, and Q.P.R. have come away with 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Q.P.R. was back in March 1996, over five years ago, with Q.P.R. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Q.P.R. | 3 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 28 Dec | Q.P.R. | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 11 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 21 Aug | Q.P.R. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Rangers have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Saints have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Q.P.R. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far, Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 34 points from their 27 games played 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 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rangers, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |