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Southampton play host to Scunthorpe United at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 2 draws, with 3 wins being posted by Saints.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1964, with Southampton annihilating their visitors 7-2 in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1963/1964 | Sat 22 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Wed 29 Jan | Southampton | 7-2 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 15 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1962/1963 | Tue 09 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1962/1963 | Tue 02 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1962/1963 | Mon 24 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGEC |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 18 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Saints score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Iron have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 33 points from their 26 games played so far, Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 27 points from their 26 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saints's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Scunthorpe U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |