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Dagenham & Redbridge
Jeff Hawker
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brian Beerman
League Round 15
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | FA Cup Round 1 Replay | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 3 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 14 | 20 | 3rd Division | | 7 | - | 2 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 14 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| 16 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| 17 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| 19 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 5 | - | 4 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| 21 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| 21 | 10 | FA Cup Round 2 | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| 21 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| 22 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| 22 | 38 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
| 26 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
| 26 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 3 | - (n) | 2 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
| 27 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
| 27 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | | 4 | - | 5 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 3 | - | 11 |
| 28 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 3 | - | 12 |
| 28 | 26 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 3 | - | 12 |
| 29 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | | 8 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 12 |
| 29 | 20 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 12 |
| 29 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 5 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 13 |
| 31 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 31 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 32 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 10 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 32 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 33 | 12 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 33 | 30 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 4 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 34 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 14 |
| 34 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 4 | - | 14 |
| 50 | 8 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 14 |
| 50 | 35 | 2nd Division | | 8 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 15 |
| 51 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 1 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 16 |
| 51 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 16 | - | 4 | - | 16 |
| 52 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 9 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 4 | - | 17 |
| 52 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 16 | - | 4 | - | 18 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Dagenham & Redbridge placed 6th in the 3rd division in season 51.
• Brighton & Hove Albion placed 4th in the 3rd division in season 51.
Dagenham & Redbridge
• Dagenham & Redbridge will assess Mehdi Kounde (APP/9 Fw - pulled hamstring), and Kwame Karikari (III/12 Fw - head injury) ahead of this game.
• The Daggers have the following players out for suspension: Benvenuto Di martino (I/15), Asbjorn Ludvigsen (APP/9).
• Luiz Fabinho is looking for his 30th MSWL United League goal (currently at 28).
Brighton & Hove Albion
• Federico Zanetti (II/13 Df) is sidelined with a pulled hamstring suffered in match 25 against Swansea City AFC.
• Minki Sung-yeung (II/10 Mf) is out with a knee injury suffered in match 29 against Leicester City FC.
• The Seagulls have the following players out for suspension: Federico Zanetti (II/13), Ruben Gutiérrez (III/17), Matheus Robinho (II/14).
Head To Head Meetings
• Dagenham & Redbridge and Brighton & Hove Albion have met 37 times with 25 of those occurring in the League.
• Brighton & Hove Albion have won 17, lost 16 and drawn 4 of 37 matches against Dagenham & Redbridge.
• Brighton & Hove Albion haven't won a league match at Victoria Road since season 29.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Position | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 14 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 12 |
| 12 | Sweeper | ✓ 15 |
| 42 ✓ | Defenders | 23 |
| 40 ✓ | Midfielders | 32 |
| 45 | Forwards | ✓ 60 |
| 26 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 18 |
🅾 PREDICTION: DAG 2 – 2 BHA (Draw)
🏠 Home: Dagenham & Redbridge (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forward line is the decisive battleground — Brighton (60) heavily outgun Dagenham's defence (42), giving the visitors a clear edge in attack despite the hosts generating more attempts.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Ike Isah (DF, TL:16) — DAG | Ji-Hun Min (FW, TL:16) — BHA
🎯 VERDICT: This looks set to end in a share of the spoils at 2-2, with Dagenham's home advantage and superior attack count keeping them competitive despite Brighton's dominant forward line. The Groundsman bonus adds 9 points to Dagenham's forward threat, helping offset Brighton's 60-rated attack, though neither goalkeeper instils great confidence with DAG's GK on 14 and BHA's on just 12. Ji-Hun Min is the player to watch — his top-level forward rating of 16 makes him Brighton's most dangerous outlet and the most likely match-winner on the day.
RAY'S TAKE
DAG 2 - 2 BHA
Dagenham's home crowd will be worth a goal on its own, and their forward line has enough about them to trouble Brighton's backline all afternoon. But Ji-Hun Min is a proper handful up top for Brighton and I wouldn't trust anyone to keep him quiet for ninety minutes. A draw feels right, but Dag will feel like they've left something behind.
MARCUS'S TAKE
DAG 2 - 2 BHA
Dagenham's groundsman has clearly been busy making Victoria Road as awkward a surface as possible, which tends to neutralise the kind of slick forward combinations Brighton's attack — Ji-Hun Min and company — prefer to exploit. That said, Brighton's sweeper DongHyun Young-min has the range to push forward and create overloads, which I suspect cancels out any home comfort Dagenham thought they were banking on. A draw is the logical conclusion, though logic rarely wins you anything in this division.
