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Walsall face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 8 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 | Tue 11 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 06 Jan | Walsall | 5 - 0 | Brighton & HA | ASSM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 May | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 28 Nov | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Brighton & HA | ASSM |
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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saddlers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Brighton & HA's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Walsall lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 10 from their 6 games 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Saddlers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Brighton & HA. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |