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Hull City travel to take on Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tigers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 3 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1984, as the Saints edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1984/1985 | Tue 09 Oct | Hull City | 2 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 25 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 11 Apr | Hull City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 24 Sep | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Feb | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 28 Aug | Hull City | 4 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 24 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Saints score just 4 goals, though they have conceded 1.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 17 points from their 12 games so far. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Hull City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Tigers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Hull City | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |