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Coventry City are ready to welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 10 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 7 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Highfield Road Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Coventry City | 0-0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 23 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 04 Dec | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 30 Jan | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 19 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Brighton & HA's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Seagulls have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 41 points from their 39 games thus far. Brighton & HA are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 44 from their 39 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Coventry City at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Sky Blues will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |