FM Preview: Brentford v Coventry City 23 Oct 2012

Last updated : 22 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brentford v Coventry City fixture

Brentford play host to Coventry City at Griffin Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 20 games played, Bees have recorded 10 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 6 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Brentford was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1963, with Coventry City inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Bees in a Third Division match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1963/1964 Sat 15 Feb Coventry City 2 - 2 Brentford Third Division
1963/1964 Sat 05 Oct Brentford 2-3 Coventry City Third Division
1961/1962 Mon 25 Sep Coventry City 2 - 0 Brentford Third Division
1961/1962 Tue 19 Sep Brentford 2 - 1 Coventry City Third Division
1960/1961 Sat 25 Feb Brentford 1 - 1 Coventry City Third Division
1960/1961 Fri 02 Dec Coventry City 2 - 0 Brentford Third Division
1959/1960 Sat 19 Mar Brentford 3 - 1 Coventry City Third Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Brentford are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Bees have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.

Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Brentford's 18 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Coventry City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 11 points from their 13 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brentford 6 2 3 1 6 5 9
Coventry City 6 3 2 1 10 5 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Brentford may be coming up against a decent side in Coventry City, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Bees. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brentford Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Coventry City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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