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Brentford play host to Sheffield Wednesday at Griffin Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 8 games played, Bees have recorded 4 wins, and Sheff Wed have come away with 1 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Brentford was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1980, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Jan | Brentford | 2-2 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Sep | Sheff Wed | 0 - 2 | Brentford | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 17 Apr | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Sheff Wed | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 13 Mar | Sheff Wed | 1 - 0 | Brentford | DIV3 |
| 1951/1952 | Mon 14 Apr | Sheff Wed | 2 - 0 | Brentford | DIV2 |
| 1951/1952 | Fri 11 Apr | Brentford | 2 - 3 | Sheff Wed | DIV2 |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 18 Feb | Sheff Wed | 3 - 3 | Brentford | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Bees have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sheff Wed however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Owls, and 9 goals against.
Brentford find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 11 matches. Sheff Wed's total of 18 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Sheff Wed | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Brentford only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Sheff Wed | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |