Match facts

  • Five of the last six league meetings between these two teams in Brighton have ended level, with Cardiff winning the other.
  • Cardiff haven't lost a league game away at Brighton since January 2002, when Bobby Zamora netted the winner for the Seagulls.
  • The Seagulls have lost just one of their last 20 league games, winning 15 and drawing four.
  • The Bluebirds have won their last three league games - they've not won four on the bounce since January 2013.
  • No side has kept more clean sheets than Brighton in the Championship this season (14, level with Derby).
  • Eight of Cardiff's last 11 league goals have come in the final 20 minutes of play. The other three have come in the opening 25.