FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City 04 Feb 2012

Last updated : 03 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City pack their bags to visit Brighton & Hove Albion at Falmer Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The previous match played between the two at Falmer Stadium was more than three years back, in October 2008, as the Seagulls edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3-2 in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep Leicester City 1 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2008/2009 Tue 27 Jan Leicester City 0 - 0 Brighton & HA League One
2008/2009 Tue 28 Oct Brighton & HA 3-2 Leicester City League One
2005/2006 Sat 11 Feb Brighton & HA 1 - 2 Leicester City Championship
2005/2006 Tue 27 Sep Leicester City 0 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2004/2005 Sat 09 Apr Brighton & HA 1 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2004/2005 Mon 30 Aug Leicester City 0 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 2 conceded.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Brighton & Hove Albion's 42 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 28 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 3 3 0 8 4 12
Leicester City 6 3 2 1 11 4 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Brighton & Hove Albion may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Leicester City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
5 games since last defeat.

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