FootyMAD Brighton & Hove Albion match preview

Last Updated : 05-Sep-2003 by
History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Swindon Town fixture

Swindon face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 10 of the 46 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 13 AprBrighton0 - 0SwindonLD2
2001/2002Sat 24 NovSwindon1 - 1BrightonLD2
1995/1996Wed 03 AprSwindon3 - 2BrightonLD2
1995/1996Sat 14 OctBrighton1 - 3SwindonLD2
1991/1992Sat 08 FebSwindon2 - 1BrightonDIV2
1991/1992Sat 26 OctBrighton0 - 2SwindonDIV2
1990/1991Sat 23 MarSwindon1 - 3BrightonDIV2

Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Robins's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Brighton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 10 points from 5 games. Swindon's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Brighton641111613
Swindon632114911

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Brighton is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Brighton Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Swindon Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.