FootyMAD Brentford match preview

Last updated : 20 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion fixture

Brighton face a trip to Brentford at Griffin Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2002, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Thu 24 JanBrentford4 - 0BrightonLD2
2001/2002Fri 05 OctBrighton1 - 2BrentfordLD2
2000/2001Tue 09 JanBrighton2 - 2BrentfordAM
1998/1999Sat 26 DecBrighton3 - 1BrentfordLD3
1998/1999Sat 22 AugBrentford2 - 0BrightonLD3
1995/1996Sat 02 MarBrighton0 - 0BrentfordLD2
1995/1996Tue 26 DecBrentford0 - 1BrightonLD2

Recent respective form guides

Brentford have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Bees have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Brighton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Seagulls's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Brentford find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 13 matches. Brighton are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division Two, with their 14 games giving them a return of 27 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Brentford63216611
Brighton64119213

FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Brighton have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Brentford. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Brentford Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Brighton 4 games since last defeat.