Match facts
- Five of the last seven league meetings between these sides has ended level, with Cardiff winning the most recent encounter (4-1 in February 2016), and losing the other.
- Dale Stephens scored both of Brighton's goals across their two encounters with Cardiff last season.
- The Bluebirds have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 11 home league matches (W4 D2 L5).
- Cardiff defender Sean Morrison has scored one and assisted one of the Bluebirds' last four Championship goals.
- Brighton have kept the most clean sheets in the Championship this season (11).
- Glenn Murray has committed the most fouls of any player in the second tier this season (45).