FM Preview: Derby County v Brighton & Hove Albion 29 Nov 2011

Last updated : 28 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Brighton & Hove Albion fixture

Derby County play host to Brighton & Hove Albion at Pride Park on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 9 wins out of 13 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Derby County was back in August 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
2008/2009 Tue 04 Nov Brighton & HA 1 - 4 Derby County League Cup
2005/2006 Sat 26 Nov Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Derby County Championship
2005/2006 Sat 06 Aug Derby County 1-1 Brighton & HA Championship
2004/2005 Sat 05 Feb Brighton & HA 2 - 3 Derby County Championship
2004/2005 Wed 03 Nov Derby County 3 - 0 Brighton & HA Championship
2002/2003 Sat 14 Dec Derby County 1 - 0 Brighton & HA League Division One
2002/2003 Sat 16 Nov Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Derby County League Division One

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

Recent respective form guides

Derby County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Brighton & Hove Albion is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Seagulls have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Derby County see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 24 points from their 18 games played so far,

Brighton & Hove Albion's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 1 0 5 6 14 3
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 2 1 3 4 6 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Derby County only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Brighton & Hove Albion Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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