FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Huddersfield Town 21 Dec 2013

Last updated : 20 December 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 21 games played, Terriers have recorded 4 wins, and Brighton & Hove Albion have come away with 10 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Falmer Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2013, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 02 Mar Brighton & HA 4-1 Huddersfield Championship
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

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Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The away form of Huddersfield Town is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Terriers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Brighton & Hove Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Skybet Championship, picking up 31 points from their 20 games so far.

Huddersfield Town's 26 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 1 5 0 10 4 8
Huddersfield Town 6 1 4 1 7 8 7

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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 Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 5 games.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Huddersfield Town Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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