Southampton face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 32 out of 48 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, the Red Devils carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 31 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 13 Jan | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Man Utd. | 6 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 13 May | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Man Utd. | 5 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Red Devils, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Southampton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Saints have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 50 points from their 22 games. Southampton's 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |