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Southend Utd. pack their bags to visit Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 8 out of 12 times.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was within the last three years, in May 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Fri 09 Oct | Southend Utd. | 1 - 3 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 May | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 22 Aug | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 07 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 23 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 05 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Southampton, Southend Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Shrimpers have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 70 points from their 45 games so far. Southend Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 43 points from their 45 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
Shrimpers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Southampton. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Southend Utd. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. |