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Brighton & HA play host to Cheltenham Town at Withdean Stadium on Saturday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Seagulls.
The last time the two teams met at Brighton & HA was back in September 2000, over five years ago, with Brighton & HA running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Brighton & HA | 3-0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 21 Nov | Brighton & HA | 4 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | FAC |
| 1935/1936 | Wed 04 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 6 | Brighton & HA | FAC |
| 1935/1936 | Sat 30 Nov | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Seagulls have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 5.
In complete contrast to Brighton & HA, Cheltenham T. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Robins have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Brighton & HA's 27 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Cheltenham T. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 18 points from their 20 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Brighton & HA fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Seagulls. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Cheltenham T. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |