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Brighton & HA pack their bags to visit Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seagulls 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 Turf Moor was within the last three years, in August 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 3 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 09 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Burnley | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 21 Oct | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 16 Mar | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Burnley | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 14 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Brighton & HA is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Seagulls have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Burnley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 52 points from their 41 games played so far, Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 45 points from their 42 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |