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Brighton & HA face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Seagulls have recorded 3 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2003, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 17 Dec | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 01 Mar | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 09 Jan | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 16 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Stoke City's 48 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Brighton & HA see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 44 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Brighton & HA | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |