FootyMAD's Southampton match preview

Last updated : 05 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Southampton v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Brom. face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 18 occassions, and draw 10, from the 31 games played.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2003, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 01 MarSouthampton1 - 0West Brom.PREM
2002/2003Sat 14 SepWest Brom.1 - 0SouthamptonPREM
1985/1986Sat 29 MarWest Brom.1 - 0SouthamptonPREM
1985/1986Wed 01 JanSouthampton3 - 1West Brom.PREM
1984/1985Sat 02 MarSouthampton4 - 3West Brom.PREM
1984/1985Sat 27 OctWest Brom.0 - 0SouthamptonPREM
1983/1984Mon 14 MayWest Brom.0 - 2SouthamptonPREM

Recent respective form guides

Southampton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of West Brom. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Baggies have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 7 points from their 11 games thus far. West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 11 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Southampton6132566
West Brom.61145134

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Baggies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Southampton Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
West Brom. Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.