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Brentford prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 30 games played, Bees have recorded 15 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 10 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Brentford | 2-2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Chesterfield | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Spireites have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 36 points from 20 games. Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 33 from their 20 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bees's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Chesterfield. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Chesterfield | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |