FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace 17 Mar 2013

Last updated : 16 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace fixture

Brighton & Hove Albion prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Falmer Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Seagulls are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 8 of the 43 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Falmer Stadium was just last season, in September 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Dec Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2011/2012 Tue 31 Jan Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship
2011/2012 Tue 27 Sep Brighton & HA 1-3 Crystal Palace Championship
2005/2006 Sun 20 Nov Brighton & HA 2 - 3 Crystal Palace Championship
2005/2006 Tue 18 Oct Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship
2002/2003 Tue 25 Mar Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Crystal Palace League Division One
2002/2003 Sat 26 Oct Crystal Palace 5 - 0 Brighton & HA League Division One

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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 11 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Eagles have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brighton & Hove Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 56 points from their 37 games so far.

Crystal Palace are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 65 points from 37 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 3 1 2 8 4 10
Crystal Palace 6 4 1 1 13 7 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Seagulls are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Crystal Palace 4 games since last defeat.

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