The game between Brighton & Hove Albion and Doncaster Rovers in the Championship on 6th August 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

Footymad preview History of the Brighton & Hove Albion v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Doncaster Rovers pack their bags to visit Brighton & Hove Albion at Falmer Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 7 occasions, and draw 3, from the 11 games played.

The previous match played between the two at Falmer Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2008, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2007/2008 Sat 15 Mar Brighton & HA 1-0 Doncaster Rvs. League One
2007/2008 Tue 04 Dec Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 0 Brighton & HA League One
2006/2007 Sat 07 Apr Brighton & HA 0 - 2 Doncaster Rvs. League One
2006/2007 Sat 25 Nov Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 0 Brighton & HA League One
1997/1998 Sat 14 Feb Brighton & HA 0 - 0 Doncaster Rvs. League Division Three
1997/1998 Sat 04 Oct Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 3 Brighton & HA League Division Three
1996/1997 Sat 26 Apr Brighton & HA 1 - 0 Doncaster Rvs. League Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Brighton & Hove Albion are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 9 conceded.

The away form of Doncaster Rovers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brighton & Hove Albion 6 2 2 2 12 11 8
Doncaster Rovers 6 0 4 2 5 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Rovers 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 & Hove Albion. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brighton & Hove Albion Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Doncaster Rovers Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 12 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here