FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley fixture

Brighton & Hove Albion play host to Burnley at Falmer Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 10 games played, Seagulls have recorded 4 wins, and Burnley have come away with 2 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Brighton & Hove Albion was back in January 2006, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2005/2006 Tue 31 Jan Brighton & HA 0-0 Burnley Championship
2005/2006 Sat 24 Sep Burnley 1 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship
2004/2005 Sat 16 Apr Burnley 1 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship
2004/2005 Sat 20 Nov Brighton & HA 0 - 1 Burnley Championship
2002/2003 Sat 28 Dec Brighton & HA 2 - 2 Burnley League Division One
2002/2003 Sat 10 Aug Burnley 1 - 3 Brighton & HA League Division One
1995/1996 Tue 09 Apr Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Burnley League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

Burnley have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Clarets's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Brighton & Hove Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 32 points from their 21 games so far.

Burnley see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 4 0 2 6 5 12
Burnley 6 3 0 3 11 8 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Seagulls's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Burnley. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion Won 3 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Burnley 20 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 16 outings ago.

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