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Sunderland travel to take on Southampton at St. Marys on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 5 of the 27 games.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was just over four years ago, in December 2002, the Saints carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 28 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 8 conceded.
The The Black Cats have had a decent run of form away from home recently, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the The Black Cats pummel 12 goals, and let in 4.
Southampton's total of 66 points from their 41 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sunderland are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 76 points from the 41 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Southampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sunderland | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |