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Brentford pack their bags to visit Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Withdean Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2001, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Seagulls in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Brentford | 4 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 24 Jan | Brentford | 4 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 05 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 09 Jan | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Brentford | AM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Brighton & HA | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Brentford | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Seagulls, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Brighton & HA, Brentford are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Bees have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & HA lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 50 points from their 33 games so far. Brentford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 33 matches.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bees are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Brighton & HA. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |