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Brentford prepare to entertain Rochdale at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Bees have won 10 of the 12 matches the two teams have contested.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Brentford | 0-2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Brentford | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 31 Aug | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 06 Mar | Brentford | 4 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 13 Sep | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with 6 conceded.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Dale's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Brentford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 24 points from 14 games. Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 23 from their 14 games 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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Bees, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |