FM Preview: Exeter City v Brentford 16 Aug 2011

Last updated : 15 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Exeter City v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Exeter City at St James' Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Bees have recorded 15 wins, and Exeter City have come away with 20 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2011, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Grecians in a (Associate Members) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Mon 07 Feb Exeter City 1-2 Brentford (Associate Members)
2010/2011 Mon 17 Jan Brentford 1 - 1 Exeter City (Associate Members)
2010/2011 Fri 14 Jan Brentford 1 - 1 Exeter City League One
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Exeter City 2 - 4 Brentford League One
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr Brentford 0 - 0 Exeter City League One
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Exeter City 3 - 0 Brentford League One
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Brentford 1 - 1 Exeter City League Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Exeter City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Grecians in those games, with 4 conceded.

In complete contrast to Exeter City, Brentford are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bees have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Exeter City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far.

Brentford's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Exeter City 6 3 1 2 5 7 10
Brentford 6 1 2 3 7 11 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Brentford are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from St James' Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Exeter City 10 games since last home draw.
Brentford Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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