FootyMAD's Southampton match preview

History of the Southampton v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 5 of the 43 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, as the Saints edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4 - 3 in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 30 Apr	Southampton	4 - 3	Norwich City	PREM
2004/2005	Sat 20 Nov	Norwich City	2 - 1	Southampton	PREM
2002/2003	Sat 15 Feb	Southampton	2 - 0	Norwich City	FAC
1994/1995	Sat 11 Feb	Norwich City	2 - 2	Southampton	PREM
1994/1995	Wed 02 Nov	Southampton	1 - 1	Norwich City	PREM
1993/1994	Sat 09 Apr	Norwich City	4 - 5	Southampton	PREM
1993/1994	Sat 01 Jan	Southampton	0 - 1	Norwich City	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Southampton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Saints have scored 8, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Canaries have hit 7 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Southampton's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches.

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

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Southampton	6	2	2	2	10	10	8
Norwich City	6	1	3	2	7	13	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Southampton	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Norwich City	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 21 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.