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Last updated : 27 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Southampton v Cardiff City fixture

Cardiff City face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 21 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 09 AugCardiff City2 - 1SouthamptonCHMP
2007/2008Sat 29 MarCardiff City1 - 0SouthamptonCHMP
2007/2008Sun 21 OctSouthampton1 - 0Cardiff CityCHMP
2006/2007Tue 13 MarSouthampton2 - 2Cardiff CityCHMP
2006/2007Tue 17 OctCardiff City1 - 0SouthamptonCHMP
2005/2006Sat 01 AprSouthampton3 - 2Cardiff CityCHMP
2005/2006Sat 31 DecCardiff City2 - 1SouthamptonCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Southampton's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Saints have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Cardiff City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 31 points from their 33 games thus far. Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 53 points from 31 games.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Southampton61239115
Cardiff City6231669

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cardiff City are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Southampton Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Cardiff City Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.