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Brighton & HA travel to take on Southampton at St. Marys on Monday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 11 out of 15 times.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was amazingly over twenty years ago, in April 1983, when they played out a goalless draw in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Brighton & HA | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 08 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 05 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Mon 27 Dec | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 03 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 08 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 24 Feb | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Brighton & HA is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Seagulls have hit 4 goals, 14 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 26 games played so far, Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 27 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
