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Sheff. Utd. travel to take on Southampton at St. Marys on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Blades have recorded 5 wins, and Southampton have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was just over four years ago, in January 2001, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 02 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 27 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 03 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 11 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 4 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 24 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Blades have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 31 points from their 24 games played so far, Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 53 points from the 25 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Blades out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Southampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |