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Luton Town face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 11 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Luton Town | 3 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 08 Feb | Southampton | 6 - 0 | Luton Town | FAC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 28 Jan | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 04 Sep | Luton Town | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 12 Jan | Luton Town | 3 - 4 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Saints score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Hatters have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 27 points from their 18 games so far. Luton Town are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 22 from their 18 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Luton Town 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 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Luton Town | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |