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Derby County pack their bags to visit Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Withdean Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2002, the Seagulls 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 | Wed 03 Nov | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 15 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Sep | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 07 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 25 Oct | Derby County | 4 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion 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, 5 to 4.
The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Rams, and 8 goals against.
Brighton & HA find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 31 matches. Derby County's total of 48 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Brighton & HA. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Derby County | 4 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |