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Brighton & HA are ready to welcome Crystal Palace to Withdean Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Seagulls are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 6 of the 42 games.
The previous match played between the two at Withdean Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Crystal Palace | 5 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 27 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 26 Dec | Brighton & HA | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Mon 20 Apr | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Fri 26 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Seagulls have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Eagles, and 6 goals against.
Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola Championship with a return of just 16 points from their 18 games thus far. Crystal Palace's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Seagulls at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Eagles come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |