FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Huddersfield Town 02 Mar 2013

Last updated : 01 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield Town face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Falmer Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Terriers have recorded 4 wins, and Brighton & Hove Albion have come away with 9 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Falmer Stadium was was two seasons ago, in April 2011, with Huddersfield Town inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Seagulls in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 17 Nov Huddersfield 1 - 2 Brighton & HA Championship
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Brighton & HA 2-3 Huddersfield League One
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Huddersfield 2 - 1 Brighton & HA League One
2009/2010 Tue 09 Feb Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Huddersfield League One
2009/2010 Tue 18 Aug Huddersfield 7 - 1 Brighton & HA League One
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Huddersfield 2 - 2 Brighton & HA League One
2008/2009 Sat 22 Nov Brighton & HA 0 - 1 Huddersfield League One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 5 conceded.

Huddersfield Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Terriers have hit 5 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brighton & Hove Albion's total of 52 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Huddersfield Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 38 points from 33 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 3 1 2 8 7 10
Huddersfield Town 6 2 2 2 4 10 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seagulls, as the Terriers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Huddersfield Town 7 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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