History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest fixture
Brighton & Hove Albion are ready to welcome Nottingham Forest to Falmer Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 4 of the 12 previous games, with the Seagulls winning just 3.
The previous match played between the two at Falmer Stadium was more than three years back, in December 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League One match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | League One |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 07 Dec | Brighton & HA | 0-2 | Nottm. Forest | League One |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | League One |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | League One |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | Championship |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | League Division One |
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 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Nottingham Forest have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Forest have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & Hove Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 29 points from their 19 games so far.
Nottingham Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 20 points from their 19 games thus far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brighton & Hove Albion are not exactly setting the world alight at Falmer Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Nottingham Forest in this game. Home Win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Nottingham Forest | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here