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Brighton & HA face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 9 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 31 Aug | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far, Brighton & HA's 35 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Brighton & HA | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |