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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 27 Aug | Brighton & HA | 1 - 4 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Seagulls's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Railwaymen have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Brighton & HA see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 35 points from their 26 games played so far, Crewe Alex. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 30 points from their 29 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seagulls, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | No sequences of note |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. |