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Swindon Town pack their bags to visit Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 26 and win only 11 of the 51 games.
The previous match played between the two at Withdean Stadium was more than three years back, in May 2004, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Seagulls in an Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Swindon Town | 0 - 3 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Thu 20 May | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Swindon Town | D2PO |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 May | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | D2PO |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Brighton & HA, Swindon Town are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Brighton & HA's 55 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Swindon Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 48 points from their 37 games played so far,
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seagulls, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Swindon Town | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |