FM Preview: Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion 01 Dec 2012

Last updated : 30 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion fixture

Brighton & Hove Albion face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Seagulls have recorded 12 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 23 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in January 2012, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 31 Jan Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & HA Championship
2011/2012 Tue 27 Sep Brighton & HA 1 - 3 Crystal Palace Championship
2005/2006 Sun 20 Nov Brighton & HA 2 - 3 Crystal Palace Championship
2005/2006 Tue 18 Oct Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship
2002/2003 Tue 25 Mar Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Crystal Palace League Division One
2002/2003 Sat 26 Oct Crystal Palace 5 - 0 Brighton & HA League Division One
1990/1991 Mon 18 Feb Brighton & HA 0 - 2 Crystal Palace (Full Members)

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Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Eagles have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 7.

Brighton & Hove Albion have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Seagulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Crystal Palace are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 37 points from the 19 games they have played so far.

Brighton & Hove Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 31 from their 19 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crystal Palace 6 4 1 1 13 3 13
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 3 3 0 11 7 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and we think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Eagles. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crystal Palace Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Brighton & Hove Albion Undefeated in last 3 away games.
8 games since last defeat.

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