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Brentford prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Bees won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Brentford and Macclesfield at was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Bees carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Brentford | 1-0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE2 |
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, 9 to 7.
Macclesfield have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Silkmen have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 15 points from 8 games. Macclesfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 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 Macclesfield. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Macclesfield | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |