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Bristol City prepare to entertain Southampton at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 18 games played, Robins have recorded 9 wins, and Southampton have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was just last season, in October 2007, the Robins carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 24 Oct | Bristol City | 2-1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Bristol City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 22 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Southampton | FLLM |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 29 Apr | Southampton | 5 - 2 | Bristol City | PREM |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 21 Dec | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Saints have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 47 points from their 31 games so far. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 28 points from their 31 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Bristol City are not exactly setting the world alight at Ashton Gate Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Southampton | No win in the 4 most recent games. |