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Southampton face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 5 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Southampton | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 29 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 01 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, The Baggies have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 6.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 31 games. Southampton's total of 52 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 18 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why West Brom. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won 8 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Southampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |