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Swansea City prepare to entertain Brighton & Hove Albion at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 30 games played, Swans have recorded 15 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Liberty Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Swans carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Swansea City | 2-1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Brighton & HA | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Brighton & HA | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 05 Feb | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Sep | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Brighton & HA is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Seagulls have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 10 points from their 7 games so far. Brighton & HA's 9 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Swans's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Brighton & HA. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |