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Brighton & HA face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 8 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Southend Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Brighton & HA | 3 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 19 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Southend Utd. | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 02 Nov | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The away form of Brighton & HA however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Seagulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Southend Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Brighton & HA's total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Seagulls's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Southend Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |
