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Brentford prepare to entertain Blackpool at Griffin Park on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was just last season, in October 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Blackpool | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Bees, with 4 goals against.
The away form of Blackpool is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Seasiders have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 70 points from the 42 games they have played so far. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 42 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bees's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Blackpool. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |