FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview

Last updated : 18 January 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Accrington Stanley v Brentford fixture

Brentford travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Bees have won one, and drawn the other.

The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1960, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 3 - 4 defeat upon the The Reds in a Third Division match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
1959/1960Fri 11 MarAccrington S.3 - 4BrentfordLGE1
1959/1960Sat 24 OctBrentford3 - 0Accrington S.LGE1
1958/1959Sat 31 JanBrentford2 - 1Accrington S.LGE1
1958/1959Fri 12 SepAccrington S.1 - 1BrentfordLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Reds have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Brentford's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. While the Bees have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 33 points from their 27 games played so far, Brentford's 35 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.62139177
Brentford641110613

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bees's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Accrington S., believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Brentford Undefeated in last 4 away games.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.