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Brighton & HA play host to Hull City at Withdean Stadium on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 14 of the 20 contests.
The last time the two teams met at Brighton & HA was just over four years ago, in March 2001, with Brighton & HA running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Hull City | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | Brighton & HA | 3-0 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 06 Oct | Hull City | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Hull City | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 31 Aug | Brighton & HA | 3 - 0 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 10 Nov | Hull City | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
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.
The away form of Hull City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Tigers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola Championship with a return of just 19 points from their 23 games thus far. Hull City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 26 points from their 23 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Withdean Stadium for the Seagulls and the Madmen are unable to see past Hull City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Hull City | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |