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Brighton & HA travel to take on Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Seagulls have recorded 6 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was back in October 2001, over five years ago, with Brighton & HA inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Swans in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Brighton & HA | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Brighton & HA | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 05 Feb | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Sep | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Swans score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Seagulls have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Seagulls, and 7 goals against.
Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 66 points from their 43 games so far. Brighton & HA find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 52 points from their 43 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Swansea City is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Brighton & HA | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |