FootyMAD Southampton match preview

Last updated : 12 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolves face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 16 out of 24 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Southampton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sun 09 MarSouthampton2 - 0WolvesFAC
1983/1984Sat 04 FebWolves0 - 1SouthamptonDIV1
1983/1984Sat 01 OctSouthampton1 - 0WolvesDIV1
1981/1982Tue 24 NovWolves0 - 0SouthamptonDIV1
1981/1982Tue 01 SepSouthampton4 - 1WolvesDIV1
1980/1981Sat 13 DecWolves1 - 1SouthamptonDIV1
1980/1981Tue 07 OctSouthampton4 - 2WolvesDIV1

Recent respective form guides

Southampton are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Saints score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

Wolves have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Wolves's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Southampton's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Wolves find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 1 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Southampton6231439
Wolves61235105

FootyMad's prediction ...

Wolves 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 10 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Wolves Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.