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Brighton & HA travel to take on Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Seagulls have recorded 14 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 24 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol Rvs. was just over four years ago, in August 2003, with Brighton & HA inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pirates in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 17 Oct | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | ASSM |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 14 Feb | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Pirates have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Brighton & HA's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 44 matches. Brighton & HA lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 66 from their 44 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Seagulls has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bristol Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |