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Northampton face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Cobblers have recorded 12 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | ASSM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Seagulls have scored 9, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Cobblers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Brighton & HA are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 23 matches. Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 29 points from their 23 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Cobblers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Brighton & HA. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |