FM Preview: Swindon Town v Brentford 21 Aug 2010

Last updated : 20 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Swindon Town v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 8 of the 41 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, as the Robins edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 01 MaySwindon Town3 - 2BrentfordLGE1
2009/2010Sat 03 OctBrentford2 - 3Swindon TownLGE1
2007/2008Tue 04 SepSwindon Town4 - 1BrentfordASSM
2006/2007Tue 22 AugSwindon Town2 - 2BrentfordLGEC
2005/2006Sat 22 AprSwindon Town1 - 3BrentfordLGE1
2005/2006Sat 15 OctBrentford0 - 0Swindon TownLGE1
2004/2005Sat 22 JanBrentford2 - 1Swindon TownLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Brentford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bees's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Swindon Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Brentford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Swindon Town61147104
Brentford6123695

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Brentford on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Swindon Town. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Swindon Town Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Brentford Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.