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Brentford are ready to welcome Crewe Alexandra to Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bees are clearly on top, having won 10 and lost only 4 of the 18 games.
The previous match played between the two at Griffin Park was more than three years back, in February 2003, with Crewe Alex. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Bees in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Brentford | 1-2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 25 May | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Brentford | D2PO |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Apr | Brentford | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Bees have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Railwaymen have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 17 matches. Crewe Alex.'s 23 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Brentford at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Bees will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 15 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |