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Exeter City travel to take on Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Grecians.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1958, with Southampton annihilating their visitors 6 - 0 in a Third Division (South) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 Aug | Exeter City | 1 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 11 Jan | Southampton | 6 - 0 | Exeter City | D3S |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 07 Sep | Exeter City | 2 - 2 | Southampton | D3S |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 22 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Exeter City | D3S |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 25 Aug | Exeter City | 0 - 4 | Southampton | D3S |
| 1955/1956 | Wed 11 Apr | Exeter City | 3 - 2 | Southampton | D3S |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 31 Mar | Southampton | 5 - 0 | Exeter City | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 8 conceded.
Exeter City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Grecians's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 25 points from their 22 games played so far, Exeter City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Exeter City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Exeter City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Southampton may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Exeter City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |