The game between Brighton & Hove Albion and Hereford United in the League One on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
|
Hereford Utd. travel to take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 4 games.
The last time the two teams met at Brighton & HA was more than a decade ago, in October 1996, with Hereford Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Seagulls in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Hereford Utd. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 10 Feb | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | ASSM |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 27 Mar | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 06 Dec | Brighton & HA | 4 - 2 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 22 Feb | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Seagulls have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Hereford Utd. is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Bulls have conceded 16 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Brighton & HA find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 10 matches. Hereford Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 5 points.
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 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seagulls, as the Bulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Hereford Utd. | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |
