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Brighton & HA face a trip to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road 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 lose 22 and win only 7 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the Rangers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2 - 3 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Q.P.R. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Dec | Q.P.R. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | AM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 18 Aug | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 1972/1973 | Tue 24 Apr | Q.P.R. | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Brighton & HA is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Seagulls have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Q.P.R. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 36 points from their 26 games played so far, Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rangers, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |