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Stoke City face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides 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 ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Potters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. 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. |