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History of the Blackpool v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Bees have recorded 8 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 11 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, the Seasiders carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Tue 22 Mar	Blackpool	2 - 1	Brentford	LGE1
2004/2005	Sat 23 Oct	Brentford	0 - 3	Blackpool	LGE1
2003/2004	Tue 16 Mar	Blackpool	1 - 1	Brentford	LGE1
2003/2004	Tue 16 Sep	Brentford	0 - 0	Blackpool	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 15 Feb	Blackpool	1 - 0	Brentford	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 02 Nov	Brentford	5 - 0	Blackpool	LGE1
2001/2002	Tue 19 Mar	Blackpool	1 - 3	Brentford	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Blackpool are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.

Brentford have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Bees have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blackpool are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 14 matches. Brentford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 25 points from 14 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Blackpool	6	2	2	2	13	13	8
Brentford	6	2	3	1	6	5	9

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Bees has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Blackpool. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Blackpool	7 games since last home draw.
Brentford	Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.