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Brentford prepare to entertain Bournemouth at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 46 games played, Bees have recorded 21 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was just last season, in September 2004, the Bees carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Brentford | 2-1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Bournemouth | 3 - 3 | Brentford | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Bournemouth | 0 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Bournemouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Cherries have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 26 points from 15 games. Bournemouth see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 20 points from their 15 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
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 Bournemouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bournemouth | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |