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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 5 of the 8 games.
The previous match played between the two at Withdean Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2002, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Seagulls in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 20 Dec | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 05 Oct | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LC |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 21 Sep | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | LC |
| 1991/1992 | Thu 26 Dec | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 30 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Seagulls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Leicester City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Foxes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 44 points from their 41 games thus far. Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 48 points from their 39 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Withdean Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |