Brighton & HA travel to take on West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Seagulls.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was more than a decade ago, in November 1990, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Second Division match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
1990/1991 | Wed 10 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
1990/1991 | Sat 17 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
1989/1990 | Sat 10 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
1989/1990 | Sat 16 Sep | Brighton & HA | 3 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
1983/1984 | Tue 08 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LC |
1982/1983 | Sat 05 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
1982/1983 | Sat 23 Oct | Brighton & HA | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Hammers, with 5 goals against.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Seagulls have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd.'s total of 31 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 18 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Brighton & HA not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that West Ham Utd. will ease to victory over the Seagulls. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
West Ham Utd. | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. |
Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |