FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City 15 Oct 2011

Last updated : 14 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

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

Brighton & Hove Albion play host to 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 21 contests.

The last time the two teams met at Brighton & Hove Albion was back in December 2005, over five years ago, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1999/2000 Sat 05 Feb Hull City 2 - 0 Brighton & HA League Division Three
1999/2000 Tue 31 Aug Brighton & HA 3 - 0 Hull City League Division Three
1998/1999 Sat 24 Apr Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Hull City League Division Three

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

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 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Hull City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Tigers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brighton & Hove Albion's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Hull City's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 1 1 4 7 12 4
Hull City 6 4 2 0 7 3 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Falmer Stadium for the Seagulls and the Madmen are unable to see past Hull City claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Hull City Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
7 games since last defeat.

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