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Brighton & HA pack their bags to visit Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Ashton Gate was within the last three years, in November 2001, with Brighton & HA inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Robins in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 4 | Bristol City | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 27 Feb | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 01 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | DIV2 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 20 Aug | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
In complete contrast to Bristol City, Brighton & HA are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Seagulls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 75 points from 43 games. Brighton & HA's total of 70 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |
