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History of the Southampton v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 19 of the 27 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Fri 26 Dec	Fulham	2 - 0	Southampton	PREM
2002/2003	Sat 15 Mar	Fulham	2 - 2	Southampton	PREM
2002/2003	Sun 27 Oct	Southampton	4 - 2	Fulham	PREM
2001/2002	Sat 30 Mar	Southampton	1 - 1	Fulham	PREM
2001/2002	Sat 27 Oct	Fulham	2 - 1	Southampton	PREM
1998/1999	Wed 13 Jan	Fulham	1 - 0	Southampton	FAC
1998/1999	Sat 02 Jan	Southampton	1 - 1	Fulham	FAC

Recent respective form guides

Southampton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Cottagers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Southampton's 30 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Fulham's 34 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Southampton	6	1	1	4	5	10	4
Fulham	6	3	1	2	9	9	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Fulham on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Southampton. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Southampton	Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Fulham	Not won in previous 7 away matches. 4 games since last defeat.