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Brighton & HA are ready to welcome Bournemouth to Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Seagulls are clearly on top, winning 53.33% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Withdean Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2001, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2-1 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 24 Sep | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Feb | Bournemouth | 0 - 3 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 02 Nov | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Seagulls have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Brighton & HA, Bournemouth are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Cherries have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Brighton & HA lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 46 points from their 31 games so far. Bournemouth's 43 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brighton & HA may be coming up against a decent side in Bournemouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Seagulls. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bournemouth | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 10 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |