FM Preview: Coventry City v Brighton & Hove Albion 31 Dec 2011

Last updated : 30 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

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

Brighton & Hove Albion travel to take on Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Seagulls have recorded 7 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 12 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Coventry City was back in February 2006, over five years ago, with Coventry City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Brighton & HA 2 - 1 Coventry City Championship
2005/2006 Sat 04 Feb Coventry City 2 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2005/2006 Sat 07 Jan Brighton & HA 0 - 1 Coventry City F.A. Cup
2005/2006 Sat 17 Sep Brighton & HA 2 - 2 Coventry City Championship
2004/2005 Sat 02 Apr Coventry City 2 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship
2004/2005 Sat 14 Aug Brighton & HA 1 - 1 Coventry City Championship
2002/2003 Sat 11 Jan Coventry City 0 - 0 Brighton & HA League Division One

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

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sky Blues have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Brighton & Hove Albion's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Seagulls have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Coventry City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 16 points.

Brighton & Hove Albion's 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Coventry City 6 1 1 4 4 7 4
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 3 0 3 4 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Brighton & Hove Albion have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Coventry City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Coventry City Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Brighton & Hove Albion Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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