FM Preview: Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion 05 Feb 2011

Last updated : 04 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion fixture

Brighton & HA face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, Seagulls have recorded 16 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 24 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 20 NovBrighton & HA2 - 2Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2009/2010Sat 24 AprBrighton & HA2 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2009/2010Sat 26 SepBristol Rvs.1 - 1Brighton & HALGE1
2008/2009Tue 21 AprBristol Rvs.1 - 2Brighton & HALGE1
2008/2009Sat 16 AugBrighton & HA1 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2007/2008Sat 26 AprBristol Rvs.0 - 2Brighton & HALGE1
2007/2008Sat 06 OctBrighton & HA0 - 0Bristol Rvs.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Brighton & HA's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Seagulls, and 4 goals against.

Bristol Rvs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 27 points from their 27 games thus far. Brighton & HA are leading the way in the Npower League One, with their 26 games giving them a return of 50 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol Rvs.61237155
Brighton & HA64119313

FootyMad's prediction ...

Brighton & HA are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol Rvs. Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Brighton & HA 4 games since last defeat.