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Liverpool prepare to entertain Southampton at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 29 of the 41 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Anfield was just last season, in November 2002, with Liverpool running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 19 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 06 Nov | Liverpool | 3-1 | Southampton | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 09 Jan | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 7 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.
Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 22 points they have accumulated from 15 games. Southampton's 20 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Southampton is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Reds in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | 9 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |