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The Whites face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, the Whites have recorded 4 wins, and Brighton have recorded 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2006, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 3 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Apr | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 16 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 15 Apr | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 6 conceded.
Leeds' away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Whites, and 2 goals against.
Brighton lie just outside the play-off positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 17 points from their 11 games so far. Leeds' 14 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Leeds Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |