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Brentford face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Bees have recorded 6 wins, and Oldham Ath. have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Latics in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 09 Oct | Brentford | 1 - 3 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 30 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Mar | Brentford | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Brentford | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Latics's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Oldham Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 35 points from their 23 games so far. Brentford see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 32 points from their 24 games played 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 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Bees to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |