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Brighton & HA are ready to welcome Hartlepool United to Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Seagulls have a healthy record in the fixture, winning 7 from 11 meetings.
The previous match played between the two at Withdean Stadium was more than three years back, in October 2000, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 18 Oct | Brighton & HA | 4-2 | Hartlepool U. | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 31 Oct | Brighton & HA | 3 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Seagulls, with 2 goals against.
Hartlepool U.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Pool, and 11 goals against.
Brighton & HA's total of 63 points from their 39 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Hartlepool U.'s 57 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brighton & HA may be coming up against a decent side in Hartlepool U., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Seagulls. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Hartlepool U. | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. |