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Liverpool prepare to entertain Southampton at Anfield on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 31 wins out of 45 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Anfield was just last season, in December 2003, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Reds in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 14 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Liverpool | 1-2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Reds, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Liverpool, Southampton are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 31 points they have accumulated from 19 games. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 14 points from their 19 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Liverpool fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Reds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |