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Southampton play host to Tranmere Rovers at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 5 games played, Saints have recorded 2 wins, and Tranmere Rvs. have come away with 1 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was back in October 2002, over five years ago, with Southampton annihilating their visitors 6-1 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 02 Oct | Southampton | 6-1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 4 - 3 | Southampton | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | FAC |
| 1963/1964 | Wed 25 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 19 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 28 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 4 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 11 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 3 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 22 points from their 20 games played so far, Tranmere Rvs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 17 points from their 20 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Tranmere Rvs. 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 | Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 games since last defeat. |