FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City 09 Feb 2013

Last updated : 08 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City fixture

Brighton & Hove Albion prepare to entertain Hull City at Falmer Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 15 of the 22 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Falmer Stadium was just last season, in October 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug Hull City 1 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2011/2012 Wed 22 Feb Hull City 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Brighton & HA 0-0 Hull City Championship
2005/2006 Fri 16 Dec Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Hull City Championship
2005/2006 Sat 20 Aug Hull City 2 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2000/2001 Sat 10 Mar Brighton & HA 3 - 0 Hull City League Division Three
2000/2001 Fri 06 Oct Hull City 0 - 2 Brighton & HA League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Hull City however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Tigers, and 5 goals against.

Brighton & Hove Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 42 points from their 29 games so far.

Hull City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 53 points from 29 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 2 2 2 10 10 8
Hull City 6 2 2 2 6 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Brighton & Hove Albion's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Hull City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Hull City Undefeated in last 8 away games.

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