Brighton & HA prepare to entertain Gillingham at Withdean Stadium on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 29 wins out of 43 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Withdean Stadium was just last season, in August 2006, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Brighton & HA | 1-0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Gillingham | 3 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2 - 4 | Gillingham | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Gills have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & HA lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 30 points from their 20 games so far. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Gillingham is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Seagulls in a close run game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Brighton & HA | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
Gillingham | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |