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Brentford prepare to entertain Rochdale at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 10 wins out of 13 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was two seasons ago, in November 2008, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Bees in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Brentford | 1-2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Dale have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far. Rochdale are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Rochdale is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Bees in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Rochdale | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |