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Accrington S. travel to take on Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The last time the two teams met at Brentford was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1959, with Brentford running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1959/1960 | Fri 11 Mar | Accrington S. | 3 - 4 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 24 Oct | Brentford | 3 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 31 Jan | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Fri 12 Sep | Accrington S. | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Accrington S. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the The Reds have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford's 43 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Accrington S. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Bees. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Accrington S. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |