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Leeds pack their bags to visit Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 19 of the 44 previous games, with the hosts winning just 18.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was within the last three years, in April 2007, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Southampton | 3 - 4 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Saints have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.
Leeds have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Whites have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Southampton's 44 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Leeds are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 71 points from the 35 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Southampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3. |
| Leeds Utd. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |