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Brighton & HA pack their bags to visit Southampton at St. Marys on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 12 out of 16 times.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was more than three years back, in January 2006, the Saints carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Brighton & HA | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 08 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 05 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Mon 27 Dec | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 03 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Saints, with 8 goals against.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 12 points from their 15 games thus far. Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Brighton & HA | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |