By Simon Leyland
Our favourite anoraks at OPTA have put the following data together for your pleasure and edification
Brighton and West Ham played each other sixteen times.
Brighton won 6 and the Irons have won 3 and 7 matches ended in a draw.
Brighton this season have averaged 1.94 goals per match. Whilst we have averaged a paltry 1.39 goals per match thus far
MATCH STATISTICS (AVERAGE PER GAME)
| Name | Brighton | West Ham |
| Possession | 53.09% | 42.15% |
| Goals per match | 1.94 | 1.39 |
| Yellow cards per game | 1.15 | 0.70 |
| Red cards per game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots per game | 13.39 | 11.93 |
| Shots on goal per game | 5.13 | 3.52 |
| Passes per game | 408.70 | 296.22 |
| Completed passes | 83.29% | 78.88% |
| Offsides per game | 1.26 | 1.15 |
| Team corners per game | 5.35 | 5.19 |
| Corners per game | 8.70 | 9.44 |
Our last victory at the Amex was in fact our first visit to the newly built arena and came way back in October 2011, courtesy of a goal by Kevin Nolan.
But since then in five visits we have lost three times and drawn twice . It is no better at home either, with just a single win in seven meetings on our hallowed ground
But hoodoos are there to be broken and Saturday would be as good a time as any to break this particular one!
COYI