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Coventry City face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 9 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 22 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Sky Blues have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Coventry City's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Coventry City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at St. Marys will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Coventry City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |