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Southampton prepare to entertain Stoke City at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, winning 64.29% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in October 2005, with Southampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Southampton | 2-0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 16 Mar | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 13 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 05 May | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 23 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Southampton's 16 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Stoke City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Saints in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last defeat. |