FM Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town 25 Feb 2012

Last updated : 24 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town fixture

Ipswich Town travel to take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Falmer Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tractor Boys 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 last time the two teams met at Brighton & Hove Albion was back in October 2005, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Brighton & HA Championship
2005/2006 Sat 15 Apr Ipswich Town 1 - 2 Brighton & HA Championship
2005/2006 Sat 29 Oct Brighton & HA 1-1 Ipswich Town Championship
2004/2005 Sun 08 May Brighton & HA 1 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2004/2005 Sat 27 Nov Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2002/2003 Sat 22 Mar Ipswich Town 2 - 2 Brighton & HA League Division One
2002/2003 Tue 10 Dec Brighton & HA 1 - 1 Ipswich Town League Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Seagulls have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Tractor Boys have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brighton & Hove Albion's 50 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 31 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 2 3 1 7 10 9
Ipswich Town 6 4 1 1 15 8 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seagulls, as the Tractor Boys have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Ipswich Town 7 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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