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West Brom. prepare to entertain Southampton at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Baggies are clearly on top, having won 17 and lost only 5 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was two seasons ago, in February 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Southampton | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | West Brom. | 0-0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 29 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 01 Jan | Southampton | 3 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, The Baggies have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 6.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 31 games. Southampton's total of 52 points from their 31 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 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 18 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. may be coming up against a decent side in Southampton, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Baggies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won 8 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Southampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |