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West Ham Utd. travel to take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Brighton & HA was more than a decade ago, in April 1991, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Seagulls's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of West Ham Utd. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 46 points from their 43 games thus far. West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 69 from their 43 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Withdean Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | 3 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. 8 games since last defeat. |