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Brentford travel to take on Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 15 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in April 1999, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Brentford | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 27 Apr | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Brentford | 3 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1991/1992 | Fri 17 Apr | Brentford | 4 - 1 | Darlington | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sun 15 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 20 Sep | Brentford | 5 - 3 | Darlington | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Bees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Bees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Darlington are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 62 points from 32 games. Brentford's 46 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Darlington is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |