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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.
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| 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. |