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Southampton are ready to welcome Watford to St. Marys on Monday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Saints have tasted victory on 15 of the 18 occassions the teams have met.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was within the last three years, in April 2003, the Saints carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Watford | 3 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 09 Nov | Watford | 5 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 13 Apr | Southampton | 2-1 | Watford | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Watford | 3 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 05 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 17 Oct | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Hornets, and 7 goals against.
Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 42 from their 37 matches played. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 69 points from 38 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
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 Watford, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Watford | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |