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Brentford travel to take on Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 18 games.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was just over four years ago, in November 2002, the The Railwaymen carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Brentford | 0 - 4 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Railwaymen's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 52 points from their 41 games played so far, Brentford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 41 games have yielded only 34 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Crewe Alex. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |